Unidentified Waxy Ladybird Larvae at Acton, ACT
Identification history
| Coccinellidae sp01 | 26 Apr 2025 | DiBickers | ||
| Cryptolaemus montrouzieri | 10 Jan 2021 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Scymnodes sp. (genus) | 30 Nov 2020 | TimL |
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User's notes
Thanks to Marcus Leach for the initial sighting of these insects emerging from a crack in eucalypt bark (third image). The second image shows a side view of one climbing up the eucalypt trunk.
1 comment
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😊
Location information
- Coordinates 149.106485-35.275018
- Altitude 633.8m
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 10 Abundance
- 27 Nov 2020 01:53 AM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
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TimL NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Coccinellidae sp01 Lady beetles (Coccinellidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Additional information
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Species information
- Coccinellidae sp01 Scientific name
- Unidentified Waxy Ladybird Larvae Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 675.94m Recorded at altitude
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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