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White Shaggy Beetle - Cryptolaemus montrouzieri
Copyright © 2006 RLRichie

White Shaggy Beetle - Cryptolaemus montrouzieri
Glendale, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
July 2, 2006
Size: .5 inches
Unique bug was found in our backyard in Glendale Arizona

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White Shaggy Beetle - Cryptolaemus montrouzieri White Shaggy Beetle - Cryptolaemus montrouzieri
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Contributed by Richard L. Richie on 3 April, 2009 - 7:16pm
Last updated 26 September, 2009 - 12:28pm

Close, it's a larva....
Nice shots of the larva of the "mealybug hunter," a type of lady beetle.
… Eric R. Eaton, 4 April, 2009 - 10:52am login or register to post comments

 
AKA Mealybug Destroyer
Cryptolaemus montrozieri In case you want more info. Just found one yesterday myself, feeding on a big group of Vine Mealybug!

http://bugguide.net/node/view/7910
… Natalie Hernandez, 9 April, 2009 - 12:32am login or register to post comments

 
White Shaggy beetle/mealybug hunter
Eric,
thanks for the information. Are you familiar with the species? I will pass this along to my children.
Thanks again Eric
Rich
… Richard L. Richie, 4 April, 2009 - 3:46pm login or register to post comments

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