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WITH reference to the longevity of insects, it is worth while to record that we kept a ladybird from the September of one year to the September of the following. She was a handsome specimen of the seven-spotted ladybird, and her eggs, which were laid in the winter, after passing through the miniature crocodile stage, produced perfect insects in February. It is curious to watch the imago emerging from its dusky case; at first no spots are visible on its buttercup-yellow “shards,” which contrast strongly with the jet-black legs and underneath; but in a very few hours the first brilliancy has gone, the spots appear faintly, and in a few days the final red with the black spots is established.
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E. The Longevity of Insects. Nature 33, 199 (1885). https://doi.org/10.1038/033199f0
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