Majura Primary School, Watson
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DiBickers
wrote:
27 Apr 2025
This looks like Williamsita (Genus). See examples of similar below.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/200715008
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/101319631
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/105748742
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/200715008
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/101319631
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/105748742
Williamsita sp. (genus)
DiBickers
wrote:
26 Apr 2025
I’ve setup a separate taxon (to be classified) for these ones. Without being too long-winded, there are many Coccinellidae larvae (across several Subfamilies) which have these long waxy filaments, however, because they have not been raised from larva to the adult beetle they cannot be identified accurately.
Cryptolaemus montrouzieri has become a familiar taxon where many larvae are often misidentified for this reason.
These larvae are distinctly different to Cryptolaemus montrouzieri as the lateral waxy filaments are much longer and they also have an obvious “naked” back.
There has now been a larva successfully raised to adulthood which has the Entomologists excited as they were finally able to link that particular specimen to Telsimia (Genus).
Given that it is known these waxy larvae are across multiple Subfamilies I will group them together under “Coccinellidae CNM 01 (Unidentified Waxy Larvae)” until further information comes to light😊
Cryptolaemus montrouzieri has become a familiar taxon where many larvae are often misidentified for this reason.
These larvae are distinctly different to Cryptolaemus montrouzieri as the lateral waxy filaments are much longer and they also have an obvious “naked” back.
There has now been a larva successfully raised to adulthood which has the Entomologists excited as they were finally able to link that particular specimen to Telsimia (Genus).
Given that it is known these waxy larvae are across multiple Subfamilies I will group them together under “Coccinellidae CNM 01 (Unidentified Waxy Larvae)” until further information comes to light😊
Coccinellidae sp01
abread111
wrote:
18 Feb 2025
Can you fix the location please so it is not on the road?
Iridomyrmex sp. (genus)
Hejor1
wrote:
8 Feb 2025
@RogerF the more I look at it the more I agree. I saw another similar one and marked it as Apocrita, will do the same for this one and see what we get.
Apocrita (suborder)
Land area
7.24
ha
ha
Survey effort
18.22
sightings per ha
sightings per ha
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