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Photo#203376
Bug ID
Copyright © 2008 Scott Justis

Bug ID
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
July 18, 2008
Size: ~3mm
Mealybug?
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Contributed by Scott Justis on 18 July, 2008 - 11:28pm
Last updated 6 April, 2011 - 9:33am

Moved
Moved from Scales and Mealybugs.
… v belov, 6 April, 2011 - 9:34am login or register to post comments

Pseudococcidae
Pseudococcidae
… Ian Stocks, 6 April, 2011 - 9:28am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Plant-parasitic Hemipterans.
… Charley Eiseman, 16 October, 2009 - 12:01am login or register to post comments

I'd agree with scale insect.
I would agree this is some kind of scale insect. Moving to suborder for now.
… Eric R. Eaton, 1 September, 2008 - 1:33pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Springtails and allies.
… Scott Justis, 14 August, 2008 - 9:03am login or register to post comments

Not Collembola
Too many trunk segments. I count 10 to 12 segments. Collembola have max 9 trunk segments (segments behind the head): 3 thoracic and max 6 abdominal segments.

But I agree it is a nice Collembola 'imposter' ;-)

Possibly a Coleoptera larva?
… Frans Janssens, 14 August, 2008 - 2:58am login or register to post comments

Maybe a type of spring tail o
Maybe a type of spring tail or collembola. There is a genus that looks similar to this.
… Jason Hansen, 21 July, 2008 - 2:26pm login or register to post comments

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