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six-legged with white body with black and orange stripes (lady bug larva)

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Thanks!
by: Anonymous

Thank you moni and Kurt! Unfortunately, because I did not know what they were and they were so numerous (and quite frankly kinda scary!) I sprayed soapy water on them. Being in Hawaii, I was scared they were some sort of invasive species since nobody knew what they were (yet) and I didn't want the native populations to be in jeopardy!! But now i know that these are my friends, for future knowledge.
Again, I truely appreciate your knowledge and, as we say here, your kokua (help)!!!
-Kristina
Lady beetle larva
by: Moni

From Oahu
Your critter is a lady beetle larva. There are many different kinds of lady beetles and therefore the larva are different colors. Some are more spiky than others...it also depends some on the stage of larva it is.
These are beneficial so please enjoy them in your garden and do not get rid of them!
Here are some images of various lady beetle larva...there are several pages of photos along with pics of the eggs. This page is just young so click on adult to get photos of the adult lady beetles.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/225381/bgimage?from=0
lady bug
by: Kurt

I noticed many pics of similar but different versions. I'm pretty sure just based on the body type.Good luck!
very close
by: Anonymous

Thanks Kurt!
I have been looking at the ladybug larvae because it does look very much like that. The reason I was not sure was because it doesn't seem to be as "spiky" as those in the photos. It has more white on the body too, so I'm trying to find photos of different species in larval form.

Are there any other insects that could look like this? Because if not, then it is a ladybug larvae! :-)
Lady bug
by: Kurt

I am pretty sure that is a lady bug larvae. Google it and see what you think!

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