| Cryptolaemus montrouzieri | |
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| Cryptolaemus montrouzieri. Dorsal view | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Cryptolaemus |
| Species: | C. montrouzieri
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| Binomial name | |
| Cryptolaemus montrouzieri | |
Cryptolaemus montrouzieri, common name mealybug ladybird[2] or mealybug destroyer, is a species of ladybird beetle native to eastern Australia. The beetle feeds on mealybugs and other scale insects, and is used to control those pests on citrus orchards worldwide.
- ^ "Cryptolaemus montrouzieri Mulsant, 1853". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
- ^ "Cryptolaemus montrouzieri Mulsant". CSIRO. Retrieved 17 March 2009.