Cryptolaemus montrouzieri

The meaning of Cryptolaemus is not known. The species name montrouzieri honours a Marist brother and missionary, Abbe Montrouzier, who wrote an “Insect Fauna of Woodlark Island”.

This beetle is native to eastern Australia and has been introduced to Western Australia and around the world.

This beetle was about 5 millimetres long.

We have photographed it in January.

This beetle is used to control mealybug (family Pseudococcidae) in orchards and greenhouse settings around the world.

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptolaemus_montrouzieri

Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/dd552b84-a313-4879-ada9-80d55b57d407

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