Furry Lady beetle from W-Java - lateral view (5225545738)

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Summary[edit] Description: L: ~4 mm This hairy Lady-beetle - commenly called "Mealy bug destroyer" with many (orange) pollen is a biological agent from Australian origin that feeds on Mealy-bugs (Pseudococcus sp.) and other scale insects. The larva of the lady beetles resembles its prey (aggressive mimicry). Somebody might have tried biological pest control..that gives me hope! Cryptolaemus montrouzieri MULSANT, 1850 (Mealy-bug Ladybird, Schmierlaus-Marienkäfer) Genus: Cryptolaemus Tribus: Scymnini MULSANT, 1850 (Zwergmarienkäfer) Subfamily: Coccinellinae Family: Coccinellidae (Lady beetles, Marienkäfer) Superfamily: Cucujoidea Infraorder: Cucujiformia Suborder: Polyphaga Order: Coleoptera (beetles, Käfer) more info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptolaemus_montrouzieri Indonesia, W-Java, 10 km S Tangerang: vic. BSD, 50m asl., 22.11.2010 (IMG_7618). Date: 22 November 2010, 12:27. Source: furry Lady beetle from W-Java - lateral view. Author: gbohne from Berlin, Germany.