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Mealybug

Pseudococcidae

Photo by VivBraznell
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Spotted on the underside of orchid leaves

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (11)

Thank you all for your comments and suggestions. Thank you lori.tas for the link, much appreciated.
Looks like this one, identified as a Pseudococcidae sp. http://www.flickr.com/photos/28859910@N02/5593250957
Incredible, especially photo 3! It looks a little like a mealybug destroyer (Cryptolaemus sp.) too.
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.
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!!
Doesn't even look as something alive :)

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