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Mealybug Destroyer? - Hyperaspis
Copyright © 2012 Yurika Alexander

Mealybug Destroyer? - Hyperaspis
Atco, Camden County, New Jersey, USA
June 2, 2012
Size: 5mm?
Found on rose of sharon.
Looks waxy curls is not long enough but...?
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Contributed by Yurika Alexander on 2 June, 2012 - 6:16pm
Last updated 4 June, 2012 - 9:00am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Abigail Parker, 4 June, 2012 - 9:00am login or register to post comments

Scymninae, maybe Hyperaspis sp.
It's in subfamily Scymninae for sure, but it's not Cryptolaemus montrouzieri. It doesn't look like larvae of Tribe Scymnini, either, but does remind me of larvae in Hyperaspis. Are there any adult Hyperaspis on the same plant or nearby? I remember you submitted some adult photos but not what plant they were on.
… Abigail Parker, 3 June, 2012 - 8:51am login or register to post comments

 
Hyperaspis
Yes! Same rose of sharon as I foud these!
… Yurika Alexander, 3 June, 2012 - 1:56pm login or register to post comments

 
Hyperaspis it is then :)
Terrific! I can't go farther than genus but I'm happy to have a good larval photo at last.
… Abigail Parker, 4 June, 2012 - 8:59am login or register to post comments

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