Cryptolaemus montrouzieri

Ladybirds (Beetles)Australoneda bourgeoisi Coccinella transversalis Cryptolaemus montrouzieri Harmonia conformis Olla v-nigrum Orcus australasiae

Mealybug Destroyer Beetle or the Mealybug Destroyer Ladybird (Cryptolaemus montrouzieri) is native to eastern Australia and has been introduced to Western Australia and around the world to control the mealybug (family Pseudococcidae) that are pests in orchards and greenhouse.

The following photographs of Cryptolaemus montrouzieri were taken on a sacred River Red Gum tree in the Alice Springs Todd Mall in Central Australia, NT.

Closeup of Cryptolaemus montrouzieri.

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• Scientific classification
• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Arthropoda
• Subphylum: Hexapoda
• Class: Insecta
• Subclass: Pterygota
• Order: Coleoptera
• Suborder: Polyphaga
• Infraorder: Cucujiformia
• Superfamily: Coccinelloidea
• Family: Coccinellidae
• Subfamily: Coccinellinae
• Genus: Cryptolaemus
• Species: Cryptolaemus montrouzieri

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Ladybirds (Beetles)Australoneda bourgeoisi Coccinella transversalis Cryptolaemus montrouzieri Harmonia conformis Olla v-nigrum Orcus australasiae

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