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Mealybug Ladybird Cryptolaemus montrouzieri larva. Image: doczoe / CC-BY-NC
- Pūtoi
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Whānau
- Family
- Coccinellidae
Te Rahi
- E 4–5 mm te roa o ngā kātua; e 5–6 mm te roa o ngā torongū
Size range
- Larva 5–6 mm
Te Tītaringa
- Nō Ahitereiria, engari kua tatū te noho ki Aotearoa.
Distribution
- Australian
- Introduced, for control of mealybugs
Te Huringa Ora
- Kai ai i ngā pepeke–māngaro
- Ko te harare o ngā pepeke–māngaro ka kainga e ia, ka puta hei para i tana tou
- He rāwaho, i āta heria mai hei tāmi i ngā pepeke–māngaro
Life history
- Feeds on mealybugs
- Secretes excess wax through the skin
- Camouflaged amongst its prey
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![Mealybug Ladybird [Cryptolaemus montrouzieri] larva. Image: jacqui-nz / CC-BY-NC-SA Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/What-is-this-bug/Mealybug_Ladybird_Cryptolaemus_montrouzieri_larva_jacqui_nz_CCBYNCSA__ScaleWidthWzEwMjRd.jpg)
![Mealybug Ladybird [Cryptolaemus montrouzieri]. Image: Maurice / CC-BY-NC Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/What-is-this-bug/Mealybug_Ladybird_Cryptolaemus_montrouzieri_Maurice_CCBYNC-v2__ScaleWidthWzEwMjRd.jpg)
![Mealybug Ladybird [Cryptolaemus montrouzieri]. Image: jacqui- nz / CC-BY-NC-SA Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/What-is-this-bug/Mealybug_Ladybird_Cryptolaemus_montrouzieri_-jacqui_nz_CCBYNCSA__ScaleWidthWzEwMjRd.jpg)