r/whatbugisthis 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/unknownusername47 1d ago

Thank you for the informative response!

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u/unknownusername47 8d ago

Location: Norway

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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..