Collection data. Waterworks, on sorrel. The larvae were common and widespread in Montserrat but rarely recorded. Recorded from Montserrat by Young (2008). ([2016 Central Hills Report] Montserrat Invertebrate Species List Version 3. August 2023. Dataset);
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Biological control agent. The larvae produce waxy filaments making them look like their mealybug prey. It feeds primarily on mealybugs (Pseudococcidae) but will also feed on other scale insects especially in the families Coccidae and Diaspididae. ([2016 Central Hills Report] Montserrat Invertebrate Species List Version 3. August 2023. Dataset; Malumphy, C. (2020). Annotated list of invertebrates observed in Montserrat, West Indies, November 2019. FERA);
Native to Australia. (Malumphy, C. (2020). Annotated list of invertebrates observed in Montserrat, West Indies, November 2019. FERA);
Biological Control Agent ([2016 Central Hills Report] Montserrat Invertebrate Species List Version 3. August 2023. Dataset);
Malumphy, C. (2020). Annotated list of invertebrates observed in Montserrat, West Indies, November 2019. FERA; [2016 Central Hills Report] Montserrat Invertebrate Species List Version 3. August 2023. Dataset;