Cactus mealybug
their name from the fact that the body of the females from the third nymphal instar onwards are covered with a white waxy material in the form of powder [...] occasionally. After the second instar, the males form a pupa. After a complete metamorphosis, a winged male emerges from this pupa. The males lack mouth parts [...] seeking females to fertilize. The female second instar nymph, on the other hand, moults into a third instar, and then into the adult female without a complete