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Soft Brown Scales (possibly Coccus hesperidum)? - female
Copyright © 2008 Ken Schneider

Soft Brown Scales (possibly Coccus hesperidum)? - Female
Mountain View, Santa Clara County, California, USA
July 27, 2008
Size: ~ 3 mm
I found these scale insects (?) on the stem of an Oleander shrub. Possibly Coccus hesperidum based on some internet research, although I'm not at all sure...

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Contributed by Ken Schneider on 27 July, 2008 - 1:43pm
Last updated 18 November, 2008 - 3:49am

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Moved from Scales and Mealybugs. I don't think it's Coccus hesperidum, since those are supposed to be flattened and light-colored, but I'm not sure which of the other 1000 species it might be.
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