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Dusky Lady beetle larva
Coccinellidae scymninae
45.4973, -122.618
Field Notes
Description:
From a distance, it looks like a short, white caterpillar. It is actually the larva of a ladybird beetle. It is covered in white tuffs of wax, that look like hair.
Habitat:
Urban backyard.
Notes:
It looks like the larva of the Dusky Lady (Ladybird) beetle. It could be a Mealy Bug Destroyer, Cryptolaemus montrouzieri or a related member of the genus Scymnus.
"Mealy Bug Destroyer, Cryptolaemus montrouzieri, a species introduced from Australia in 1891 to control Mealy Bugs on citrus in California" (BugGuide.net)
Reference Links:
Tribe Scymnini - Dusky Lady Beetles - BugGuide.Net
Species ID Suggestions
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PublishedJuly 6, 2014
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