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Ensign Coccid

Orthezia

Photo by Stephanie R.
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Field Notes

Description:

This insect was 2-3 mm in length. The small white objects are babies.

Habitat:

tall grass area next to large area of trees

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (9)
Sckel
You're welcome. happy ending. :D
Stephanie R.
Thank you so much, Sckel! I appreciate your work in identifying this insect! I agree with you - it is Ortheziidae. I have since spotted another one (and got much better pictures) and it looks just that the insects identified in your links. I will edit the name on my spotting. Thanks again for working so hard on this!
Sckel
Hi stephanielrickman, sorry. :( I did a new search. I was wrong about the family. I have not read about the size of the insect in the description. this is probably Ortheziidae. do you agree? https://www.flickr.com/photos/treegrow/7512088476/ http://bugguide.net/node/view/292616 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ortheziidae
Stephanie R.
Yes they are, Sckel:) Thank you for your help!
Sckel
they are cosmopolitan :)
Stephanie R.
Thank you so much Sckel! Your link sure does look like it. It is perplexing though that it would be found in a mid-western state of the USA!
Sckel
this may be a bug Crypticerya. Monophlebidae. usually the babies are orange, and then comes silk on them. I am not sure. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/rpilla001/3804996815/
Stephanie R.
Thanks Bill! Wow - if you haven't seen it, the chances of me identifying it are pretty slim!
beaker98
Very perplexing:) I've never seen anything like that in our area. Great capture!

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PublishedJuly 11, 2014

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