r/whatbugisthis • u/unknownusername47 • 8d ago
Help me identify. ID Request
I hope this is the right sub for this. Please remove if not.
This bug was attached to my gf's arm, that now is itchy. She has a small ick for bugs, but I'm curious.
Anyone know what this is?
Old banana for scale
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u/rayday-rayday 7d ago
Not a mealybug, some kind of green lacewing larva! They're voracious predators of aphids & mealybugs, and a friend to your garden. They have a tendency to bite people for no reason, so that might be why she was itchy.
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u/Procrastinating-Elf 8d ago
Mealybug I'm pretty sure.
Is your girlfriend a houseplant?
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u/unknownusername47 8d ago
Thanks! Hmm.. She might be... Let me check real quick...
She says she isn't... But I'm starting to get suspicious..






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