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Clam lerp (lerp #25)

Photo by MartinL
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Field Notes

Description:

This snowy white clam lerp contained the nymph of a psyllid. The shape seems unusually undifferentiated as most have distinctive eyes and wing buds in late instars. The lerp is unusual in containing a chamber housing the largest nymph.
The younger instars evident under the same lerp are more clearly differentiated. The larger one seems to occupy a central chamber.

Habitat:

On the leaf of a eucalyptus.

Notes:

I wonder if the smaller instars will take over this position when the large psyllid insect leaves?
Typical shape of lerp psyllid insect nymph
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/8805437
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/21348050

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PublishedApril 15, 2013

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