Larvae form of a beetle

[geoyip]

Comments Welcome.

Spotted a larger one as compare to my previous post

[damithc]

nice. wish those brown spots on the leaf were not there. may be crop? not sure whether it's OK to apply the healing brush...

[geoyip]

Originally Posted by damithc nice. wish those brown spots on the leaf were not there. may be crop? not sure whether it's OK to apply the healing brush...

Hi damithc,

Thanks for your feedback. Glad u like it

I kind of like the brown spots as it adds more color to the image leh

[wheels]

Never knew those belong to the bettles. Good capture.
Everytime from far, it always look like some bird droppings to me.

[Flyingpig]

Great shot but i have no idea what's that

[Drudkh]

wow! very clear & sharpness is just nice! but what the hell is that?

[petaflopz]

nice capture, thought the white seems a little blown...

this is the larvae of the CRYPTOLAEMUS montrouzieri beetle, according to http://www.biopol.nl/UK/MealyBugs.htm... I have absolutely no idea what these are!!! only read about them while researching on how to get rid of the mealy bugs on my plants...

[mphil]

Originally Posted by petaflopz nice capture, thought the white seems a little blown... this is the larvae of the CRYPTOLAEMUS montrouzieri beetle, according to http://www.biopol.nl/UK/MealyBugs.htm... I have absolutely no idea what these are!!! only read about them while researching on how to get rid of the mealy bugs on my plants...

No offence meant, while it is not that important here to determine exactly what species this bug belongs to, I feel it is also wrong to anyhow find something that looks like it and say that this is the name of the bug. The Cryptolaemus sp. is a well known pest control agent and the larvae form certainly remotely resembles what is in the photo, but I would not jump to the conclusion that what we have here is also a Cryptolaemus sp.

Beetle identification is usually done based on the adult specimens. They are one of the most diverse groups of insects on earth. In fact, many species of beetles may appear similar in the larval form but turn out to be completely different when in their adult forms. So, if you wanna know what is the name of this bug, just wait for it to develop into the adult then take a photo of it and post here. Maybe we can try to id it then.

[geoyip]

Thanks all for the comments n feedback, and mphil for sharing your knowledge on the subject