On my car window when I got home. No clear black spots like a regular ladybug…it almost looks like what would be black spots are smudged on the shell. Maybe it is just a weird ladybug!
This lady beetle larva was found at Heritage High School in Menifee, CA. It was on a pepper plant growing in the greenhouse at the Agriculture Research Center. It was feeding on aphids that had infested a section of plants in the greenhouse. The habitat was agricultural land, with chaparral and grassland nearby.