Southern Marsh Orchids

Southern Marsh Orchids

Saturday 19 October 2013

Any ideas?

                                This 1cm long pupa was found on the underside of
                                a Beech leaf in Dunraven gardens yesterday. There
                                were a few Harlequin ladybirds in the ice tower also.
                               

3 comments:

  1. A hoverfly, looks like a larva rather than a pupa, but maybe just in the process of pupating.

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  2. I agree with that George, the stumpy projection on the posterior is a breathing tube which is characteristic of hoverflies.

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