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Ladybird Alert (12): Pupa of Harlequin

I found this Ladybird pupa in our garden today on a wooden post, just above a spider's web. The pupal stage follows the 4-part larval one and is the final stage of metamorphosis before the creature will emerge as a pale-coloured adult in a few day's time. Its pigments will darken with time.

I suspect this fringe of black and white bristles indicates a Harlequin.
As usual, I have sent this record to the UK Ladybird Survey. My tentative identification has been confirmed. I have yet to find a larva, but you can see my Ladybird egg photos here (these have already been sent in to the survey).

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