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Icerya 介殼蟲

Photo by Yeung PK
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Field Notes

Description:

I found a lot dead leaf with these ugly white things attacheded

Species ID Suggestions

Giant White Scale Insects

Crypticerya jacobsoni

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AgnesAdiqueTalavera
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Iceryine scale insects (female)

Icerya jaihind

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Scott Frazier
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mealybug destroyer nymph

cryptolaemus montrouzieri
scott8
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Comments (8)
Scott Frazier
Cryptolaemus montrouzieri is ladybird species "endemic" to Queensland and New South Wales, Australia. <Wikipedia>
Kya
Jeees. What's this.
Scott Frazier
In that case it would be safest to go with Icerya sp.
Yeung PK
Dear Frazier, I am no quite sure the name is correct or not because I cannot find information on difference between Icerya jaihind and Icerya aegyptiaca . the link you provided is not official enough.
Scott Frazier
I don't know if it is Icerya aegyptiaca...I think it is another Icerya sp. perhaps Icerya jaihind which is recorded from Hong Kong...
Leuba Ridgway
looks like some of them have come out off their scaly "jackets" - nice spotting ! Yeung PK
Scott Frazier
Moved to Arthropods. Some additional links for "Icerya sp." http://www.flickr.com/photos/itchydogimages/6789675473/in/pool-coccoidea%7Citchydogimages AND http://www.flickr.com/photos/13661517@N06/5268632730/in/gallery-29287337@N02-72157628053487933/ And this note http://www.hkwildlife.net/viewthread.php?action=printable&tid=34937
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PublishedFebruary 27, 2013

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