Cryptolaemus montrouzieri (Mealybug Destroyer)
Hayward Regional Shoreline, Hayward, CA
Believe it or not, this is a ladybeetle. More specifically it's the immature form of a ladybeetle called a Mealybug Destroyer. Ladybeetles, like all beetles are what are known as Holometabolous, meaning that they go through a complete metamorphosis and that the larva look unlike the adults.
Family Coccinellidae
