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Scale insects

Coccoidea sp.

Photo by KarenL
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Field Notes

Description:

3 mm long - I'm assuming beetles.

Habitat:

Semi rural

Reference Links:

Superfamily Coccoidea - Scales and Mealybugs - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
KarenL
Thank you Angel & Jemma!
HemaShah
Karen,a phenomenon very similar to this spotting http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/21244111 Initially I thought it was a lady bug only to find out that it was a scale insect.The diff seems to be that I spotted it on a branch and it was accompanied by a sticky secretion too.In this scale insect,reproduction is via Parthenogenesis
arlanda
Scale insect, Coccidae (Hemiptera)

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PublishedJuly 7, 2013

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