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Scymnus larva on pigweed - Scymnus caurinus
Copyright © 2007 Devin Carroll

Scymnus larva on pigweed - Scymnus caurinus
Delano, Tulare County, California, USA
July 12, 2007
Size: 2 mm
This was collected oh pigweed together with adult S. caurinus. They eat aphids.

The larvae are orange underneath the wax. Sometimes they crawl up on grapevines, where they can be confused with Scymnobius sordidus, which are yellow underneath and prey on mealybugs.
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Contributed by Devin Carroll on 15 October, 2007 - 11:04pm
Last updated 13 January, 2011 - 8:44am

Moved
Moved from Scymnus.
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Moved from Unidentified Larvae.
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Moved
Moved from Scymnus.
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Moved from Scymnus ardelio.
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