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Lerp country- white clam lerps

Hyalinaspis sp

Photo by Leuba Ridgway
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Field Notes

Description:

A eucalyptus tree with most leaves covered with clam-shaped lerps-close-up in pic 4.

Habitat:

Tree is probably a Yellow Box ( Eucalyptus melliodora)

Notes:

Never seen lerp-attack on such a scale !

Reference Links:

Clam Lerp Insects - Genus Hyalinaspis

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
MartinL
Wow!!! There's lots of lerps this year. Eucalyptolyma maideni, Glycaspis brimblecombei, Eriococcus coriaceus. I can see one with a hole in the lerp which I think means it was attacked by a wasp, but I can see it in there through its shell. Prepare for a bonanza spring, Leuba.

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