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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Coccinelloidea » Coccinellid group » Lady Beetles (Coccinellidae) » Unidentified immatures
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insect under psyllid lerp
Copyright © 2015 Chris Mallory

insect under psyllid lerp
Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA
June 29, 2015
Found underneath lerp of Spotted Gum Lerp Psyllid (Eucalyptolyma maideni) on Spotted Gum. Was a bit surprised to find it and unfortunately didn't get a good photo. I know I've seen one of these in the guide before but I can't recall what it is ... beetle larva of some kind? Will most likely frass after ID as I'm sure the guide doesn't need this image, but I'd like to get a name so I can get a better understanding of what was going on here.
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Contributed by Chris Mallory on 29 June, 2015 - 3:40pm
Last updated 6 July, 2015 - 1:02pm

Could be good...
Eucalyptus are not checked very well. The potential for Australian importation is fairly decent, so this might be something from "down under".

If you know the tree, might be worth checking for adults or pupa. It does not look like any Diomus, Nephus, Rhyzobius or Rodolia that we know are in Cal, though it could be a very young one.
… James Bailey, 27 February, 2016 - 11:27am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks James! I'm currently trying to document all the life stages of all the eucalypt psyllids in CA so if there is some sort of association then perhaps I'll run into this one again - hopefully some adults or pupae as you said.
… Chris Mallory, 27 February, 2016 - 11:08pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Lady Beetles.
… v belov, 6 July, 2015 - 1:02pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Chris Mallory, 5 July, 2015 - 4:22pm login or register to post comments

yeah... scymnine of sorts, i suppose
don't frass it
… v belov, 3 July, 2015 - 11:40am login or register to post comments

 
Makes sense
Be it predatory, there were plenty of good eats about.

Hope to get better pics soon.
… Chris Mallory, 5 July, 2015 - 4:12pm login or register to post comments

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