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Mealybug

Pseudococcidae

Photo by VivBraznell
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Spotted on the underside of orchid leaves

Reference Links:

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Species ID Suggestions

Comments (11)
VivBraznell
Thank you all for your comments and suggestions. Thank you lori.tas for the link, much appreciated.
lori.tas
Looks like this one, identified as a Pseudococcidae sp. http://www.flickr.com/photos/28859910@N02/5593250957
KarenL
Incredible, especially photo 3! It looks a little like a mealybug destroyer (Cryptolaemus sp.) too.
lori.tas
Just a guess, but maybe it's a Fulgorid planthopper nymph. It's also possible that the ant is feeding off of 'honeydew' being produced by the other insect. Good luck.
ChristyHolland
Wow!! I don't know bugs, but is it eating the ant? If that's the head, it almost looks mantis-like! Very cool and very strange!!
injica
Doesn't even look as something alive :)

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