Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
Upcoming Events

Photos of insects and people from the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2024

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29


Previous events
TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Coccinelloidea » Coccinellid group » Lady Beetles (Coccinellidae) » Coccidulinae » Coccidulini » Rhyzobius » Rhyzobius lophanthae
Photo#393514
Scymnus sp? - Rhyzobius lophanthae
Copyright © 2010 Chris Mallory

Scymnus sp? - Rhyzobius lophanthae
long beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA
May 6, 2010
Size: 2mm
A small but diligent group of these were found cheerily feasting upon pygmy date scales. Scymnus?
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Chris Mallory on 7 May, 2010 - 9:06pm
Last updated 16 June, 2011 - 1:15pm

A.M. Parker agrees this is Rhyzobius lophanthae
Moved from Dusky Lady Beetles.
… v belov, 16 June, 2011 - 1:15pm login or register to post comments

 
You guys are awesome
But I'm sure you know that already. Do either of you happen to know what the larvae look like?
… Chris Mallory, 16 June, 2011 - 3:17pm login or register to post comments

 
some photos on linked page
http://www.hortnet.co.nz/key/keys/bugkey2a/nowings/mobile/catpillr/rhyzlv1.htm has images of a Rhyzobius species larva. It's flat-bodied, purple-red, and a little hairy.
… Abigail Parker, 16 June, 2011 - 3:41pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Abigail
I returned to the spot where I found this beetle to find many more adults and a few larvae this time. If this turns out to be the same species (sure looks like it to me based on the linked photos) it would add a couple larva photos to Bugguide.
… Chris Mallory, 16 June, 2011 - 6:06pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Lady Beetles.
… Abigail Parker, 16 May, 2010 - 9:14am login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact