Kingdom Animalia Scientific name Cryptolaemus Higher classification Ladybird Order Beetle | Family Coccinellidae Phylum Arthropoda Rank Genus | |
Similar Cryptolaemus montrouzieri, Ladybird, Insect, Beetle, Planococcus citri |
Cryptolaemus ladybird mealybug destroyer feeding on mealybug
The genus Cryptolaemus consists of predatory beetles of the family Coccinellidae, whose larvae and adults mostly prey upon scale insects on ornamental plants.
Contents
Cryptolaemus montrouzieri mealy bug destroyers let loos
References
Cryptolaemus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA