Mealy bug (male)

Maybe it was longer than 10 mm with the cerci things but not longer than 15 mm. Thank you Lauren.

Thank you Chief RedEarth, I couldn't believe it either.

Thank you Leuba, NuwanChathuranga and Adarsha B S

Thank you Cindy

Another awesome spotting, Luis!

Thank you martinl for the ID and the links

Now with an ID. Thank you ChunXingWong, LaurenZarate, Argy Bee and martinl for all your interest to ID this beautiful insect.

Lovely spotting!

very nice!

Congratulations to all! Hurray! A male mealy bug! My daughter is still in hysterics. She preferred the Fairy. Was it 10 mm with the cerci things included? This was amazing.

Fairy indeed !!! :)

Great digging Martin and Chun. Looks good.

I think that Chung is correct. This is a male scale bug or mealy bug http://www.fotolog.com/treebeard/6320137...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/myriorama/6...

Very interesting!

I agree it looks 2 but I had a hanging fly yesterday that looked 2 and another 2 were just not in view :( ...Maybe Juan di Trani will know...

It looks it has only 2 wings.

Thank you Argy Bee, now I have some clues to look.

Meropeidae has only 2 members - earwig flies and forcep flies. All of this order (Mecoptera) has four wings. Can't tell for sure how many wings with yours Luis? Interesting critter.. maybe mayfly, stonefly, caddisfly...?

I have never seen a white male scale bug before.

Thank you Lauren for the ID tip, I'll look it up.

very interesting.

Thank you Rieko S

This might be a Mecoptera Scorpionfly of the Family Meropeidae. They are supposed to have species with long cerci like caudal appendages.

Beautiful spottings.

Thank you Jill Black