Ashy gray ladybeetle (larva)
Identification tip: Ashy gray ladybeetle
larva resembles a tiny alligator and has yellowish spots on its thorax and abdomen.
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Ashy gray ladybeetle (adult)
Identification tip: Thorax and wing covers are gray to pale yellowish
with black spots (a black form with 2 large red spots also occurs).
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Brown lacewing (larva)
Identification tip: The larva resembles a tiny
alligator, flattened, tapered at the tail, and has distinct
legs and prominent mandibles with which it attacks its
prey.
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Convergent
lady beetle (larva)
Identification tip: Larva is elongate with long
legs, and resemble a tiny alligator.
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Convergent
ladybeetle (adult)
Identification tip: Adults have orange to
red forewings and up to 13 black spots. Many individuals
have fewer margin and two converging white lines.
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Green lacewing (larva)
Identification
tip: Larva is pale with dark markings, looks like a tiny
alligators.
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Syrphid flies (larva)
Identification tip: The larva is legless and maggot
shaped. It can be distinguished from caterpillar larva by
its tapered head, lack of legs, and opaque skin.
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Trioxys pallidus (walnut aphid parasite)
Identification tip: The female
wasp lays an egg inside an aphid nymph.
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Aphid mummy
Identification tip: Look for exit hole in aphid mummy where adult parasite
(Trioxys pallidus) emerged.
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