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White bug - Cryptolaemus montrouzieri
Copyright © 2006 Jonathan Burishkin

White bug - Cryptolaemus montrouzieri
Collegedale, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA
June 17, 2006
found crawling across a trail.
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Contributed by Jonathan Burishkin on 30 August, 2006 - 2:03pm
Last updated 13 November, 2006 - 4:39pm

Moved
Moved from Beetles.
… Eric R. Eaton, 13 November, 2006 - 4:39pm login or register to post comments

coccinellid
I'm pretty sure it's a coccinellid larvae, but I don't know what species. One of the smaller beetles. It appears to have mandibles, which disqualifies him as an aphid.
… Stacey Gingras, 9 October, 2006 - 6:42pm login or register to post comments

i use to know what this was
but i forget... if I recall correctly it related to Don King
… brian reily, 30 August, 2006 - 2:38pm login or register to post comments

 
Ha!
I see the resemblance:-) But seriously...:-) I think this is a woolly aphid of some kind. You might look in the tree above the spot where you found this one and see if there isn't a whole colony there. The 'hairdo' is composed of waxy filaments secreted by the insect to prevent dessication, and to be unpalatable to predators that don't like cotton candy:-)
… Eric R. Eaton, 30 August, 2006 - 3:25pm login or register to post comments

 
Mealybug Destroyer (Cryptolaemus montrouzieri)
Mealybug Destroyer (Cryptolaemus montrouzieri) ???
… bnuts40, 1 September, 2006 - 1:15pm login or register to post comments

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