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Insect Scale

Parthenolecanium corni

Photo by HemaShah
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Field Notes

Description:

I found several of these bright red and newly formed insect scales on the leaves of this plant.

Habitat:

garden

Notes:

http://dkbdigitaldesigns.com/clm/species/parthenolecanium_corni

Reference Links:

Scale Management Guidelines--UC IPM

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
HemaShah
Any chance at all that this is a newly hatched snail,developing shell and pigment? When I zoom it,it shows a pointed end and a coiled structure inside.

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