Thread subject: Diptera.info :: larva predatory on coccoids

Posted by Carnifex on 08-12-2022 23:29
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In a garden in Vienna on ivy, successfully attacking Aspidiotus hedericola.
Beetle larva?

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Posted by Carnifex on 14-12-2022 23:25
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Nobody with an idea at least about the insect order (Coleoptera, Neuroptera...)?

Posted by Tony Irwin on 15-12-2022 22:31
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I think Coleoptera, but difficult to be sure.