Coccinellidae sp01
Unidentified Waxy Ladybird Larvae at Wellington Point, QLD
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| Coccinellidae sp01 | DiBickers | 26 Apr 2025 | |
| Cryptolaemus montrouzieri | AlisonMilton | 21 Nov 2024 | |
| Cryptolaemus montrouzieri | TimL | 12 Sep 2023 |
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26 Apr 2025
I’ve setup a separate taxon (to be classified) for these ones. Without being too long-winded, there are many Coccinellidae larvae (across several Subfamilies) which have these long waxy filaments, however, because they have not been raised from larva to the adult beetle they cannot be identified accurately.
Cryptolaemus montrouzieri has become a familiar taxon where many larvae are often misidentified for this reason.
These larvae are distinctly different to Cryptolaemus montrouzieri as the lateral waxy filaments are much longer and they also have an obvious “naked” back.
There has now been a larva successfully raised to adulthood which has the Entomologists excited as they were finally able to link that particular specimen to Telsimia (Genus).
Given that it is known these waxy larvae are across multiple Subfamilies I will group them together under “Coccinellidae CNM 01 (Unidentified Waxy Larvae)” until further information comes to light😊
Cryptolaemus montrouzieri has become a familiar taxon where many larvae are often misidentified for this reason.
These larvae are distinctly different to Cryptolaemus montrouzieri as the lateral waxy filaments are much longer and they also have an obvious “naked” back.
There has now been a larva successfully raised to adulthood which has the Entomologists excited as they were finally able to link that particular specimen to Telsimia (Genus).
Given that it is known these waxy larvae are across multiple Subfamilies I will group them together under “Coccinellidae CNM 01 (Unidentified Waxy Larvae)” until further information comes to light😊
26 Apr 2025
@DiBickers Whew! I've got the easy part of this deal: Point the camera and press the button. Thanks for all of your hard work in identifying these critters Di.
Location information
- Coordinates 153.244078-27.511702
- Altitude 22.0m
- Places Wellington Point, QLD
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 11 Sep 2023 10:19 AM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
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Species information
- Coccinellidae sp01 Scientific name
- Unidentified Waxy Ladybird Larvae Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 675.94m Recorded at altitude
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