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Rodolia cardinalis
This little ladybird was so small it could almost fit through the mosquito net seen in these pictures. About 2-3mm overall.
In an outer urban nature reserve with a sparse mix of grasses, small eucalyptus, acacia, kunzea, pomaderris and others.
Vedalia beetle. This beetle feeds specifically on cottony cushion scale (Icerya purchasi) with the adults and mature larvae attacking all scale stages of growth. It was the first bio-control agent moved from one part of the world to another to manage an out-of-control pest.
http://www.biocontrol.entomology.cornell...
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:b...
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