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Originally Posted by Pudding4brains
Hi Goosey,
As far as I'm concerned the "Cryptolaemus" could be any larva of tribe Scymnini - if you're not quite sure you've seen C. montrouzieri around (usually only in greenhouses!!) it's probably some other Scymnini, wouldn't even want to pin the genus to Scymnus, but maybe H-dogg or Paul know more.
The Hoverflies to me do not seem to be pupating, just look being jolly larvae. H-dogg might be able to pinpoint the species?
Bottom 2 larva/pupa should both be 7-spot.
Cheers
Arp
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Good work Arp
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There are no green houses in the area, so they might have be a Scymnini sp.
Not that I would actually know what an adult Scymnini or a montrouzieri would even look like!
I thought the hoverfly larva in image 3 was actually doing "something" as there was movement inside the split casing - it was just a guess at pupating.
So I take it then, that if it is a larva that it must be a different type of hoverfly than in image 4?
I am glad I got the 7 spot Larva right anyway - 2 out of 6 right, I must be getting better
