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Larva - Glycaspis brimblecombei
Copyright © 2009 Elliotte Rusty Harold

Larva - Glycaspis brimblecombei
William R. Mason Regional Park, Orange County, California, USA
May 18, 2009
Size: tiny, 1mm or less
Found a Eucalyptus tree whose leaves were covered in small white, crusty masses. Inside each one there was one of these, just barely visible with the naked eye.

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Contributed by Elliotte Rusty Harold on 20 May, 2009 - 8:41am
Last updated 20 May, 2009 - 9:47am

Red gum lerp psyllid
This is a nymph of the red gum lerp psyllid. The "cocoons" are called lerps, and red gum is a type (or a few types?) of eucalyptus.
… Charley Eiseman, 20 May, 2009 - 9:47am login or register to post comments

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