Mealybug Lady beetle larva
May 24, 2015 19:39:58 #
"Mealybug" Lady beetle (Cryptolaemus montrouzieri) is endemic to Queensland and New South Wales, Australia. Unlike many of the often brightly coloured Coccinellidae, adults are predominantly brown with no spots. It has been used as a biological control agent against Mealybugs and other Scale insects. As a larva, it looks like the mealybugs they prey on, a case of aggressive mimicry.
"Mealybug" Lady beetle larva
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Typical Lady beetle larva
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Hopper, new to me
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May 24, 2015 19:47:02 #
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May 24, 2015 20:27:38 #
oldtigger wrote:
NOT a mealybug. Image #1 is a Lady beetle larva that mimics a mealybug.best mealybug i've seen
May 24, 2015 20:38:14 #
Nikonian72 wrote:
having gone through this when i shot my first mealy bug on the same leaf as a mealy bug predator and tried to reason out what was going on i just had to post my comment.NOT a mealybug. Image #1 is a Lady beetle larva that mimics a mealybug.
I can go back to those images and still not be sure which was which until I used masking tape to remove the hair from both.
May 24, 2015 22:01:53 #
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May 25, 2015 08:34:56 #
LoneRangeFinder wrote:
thanks everyone! that hopper was the size of an aphid,i did not know it was a hopper until i got it in focus at 2:1 mag.That is one strange looking hopper. All three are first-rate
May 25, 2015 11:54:02 #
tinusbum wrote:
more hopper.............. :thumbup:that hopper was the size of an aphid,i did not know it was a hopper until i got it in focus at 2:1 mag.
May 26, 2015 10:36:03 #
napabob wrote:
i saw another one this morning but couldnt get a shotmore hopper.............. :thumbup:
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