Cryptolaemus montrouzieri

Mealybug ladybird at Conder, ACT

Cryptolaemus montrouzieri at Conder, ACT - 24 Jan 2015
Cryptolaemus montrouzieri at Conder, ACT - 24 Jan 2015
Cryptolaemus montrouzieri at Conder, ACT - 24 Jan 2015
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Identification history

Cryptolaemus montrouzieri 17 Feb 2023 AlisonMilton
Coccinellidae (family) 25 Oct 2016 KimPullen
Coccinellidae (family) 25 Oct 2016 KimPullen
Unidentified 23 Oct 2016 MichaelBedingfield

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Conder, ACT.

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KimPullen wrote:
   25 Oct 2016
This is a larva. It resembles the larva of Cryptolaemus montrouzieri, a predator of mealy bugs often known athe 'Mealybug destroyer'.

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