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Scymnus sp
This amazing larva was searching for aphids on a sunflower blossom in my garden. This is the first larva of this species that I have seen. it was small about 3-4mm. This is a spotting of the adult: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/751...
Urban house flower garden.
Larva is covered with waxy outgrowths, similar to Cryptolaemus. Adults can be difficult to identify to species without genitalia dissection and ventral imaging. bugguide.net
Spotted on Aug 11, 2012
Submitted on Sep 3, 2012
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