Mealybug (Destroyer) Ladybird

Description:

Is ladybird species endemic to Queensland and New South Wales, Australia. Unlike many of the often brightly-coloured Coccinellidae, it is predominantly brown and has no spots. It has been used as a biological control agent against Mealybugs and other Scale insects. As a larva it apparently looks like the mealybugs they prey on, a case of aggressive mimicry - wikipedia

Notes:

Larva form - http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/148...