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Originally Posted by Pudding4brains
Very bad diagram showing main difference between larvae of 2-spot and 10-spot ladybirds (arrows) I use for ID. On 10-spot the indicated brushes would be white/light gray on 2-spot these would be white/gray with a black or dark gray center. The other (orange/white/gray) brushes drawn are quite variable of course (more so for 2-spot than 10-spot).
You think that works, or have you found many larvae that would prove it wrong?
Cheers!
Arp
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To be honest I've done very little detailed work on larvae - when out counting I just put them down as
Adalia! However, with the aid of your diagram I'll have a more detailed look this year, thanks.
My key (Majerus & Kearns) differentiates them on the basis of white/pale yellow central mark Ab4 inside Ab4i (inner) on 10-spot and yellow-orange/orange/orange red for 2-spot.