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Cottony Cushion Scale ?? - Icerya purchasi
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Cottony Cushion Scale ?? - Icerya purchasi
Altamonte Springs, Seminole County, Florida, USA
November 18, 2008
Looking for second opinion here..

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Cottony Cushion Scale ?? - Icerya purchasi Cottony Cushion Scale ?? - Icerya purchasi Cottony Cushion Scale ?? - Icerya purchasi
Contributed by Jason Wagner on 18 November, 2008 - 3:05pm

Yes
Here is the only other species in Florida:

You can see the egg sac is very different.
… Charley Eiseman, 18 November, 2008 - 3:22pm

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