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Cottony Scale - Pulvinaria
Copyright © 2009 tom murray

Cottony Scale - Pulvinaria
Shirley, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
June 7, 2009
Size: 6mm
This larva was attached to the side of a tree, on top of a web like a spider egg case. Could that have been Braconid parasites that made the web?
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Contributed by tom murray on 9 June, 2009 - 11:15am
Last updated 14 June, 2009 - 2:45pm

Moved
Moved from Microdon.
… tom murray, 14 June, 2009 - 2:45pm login or register to post comments

cottony scales vs Microdon larva
How do you tell them apart? I think I may have made a mistake with this one:
… Lynette Schimming, 9 June, 2009 - 3:11pm login or register to post comments

 
I'm not sure
It's possible I made a mistake with this one too.
… tom murray, 9 June, 2009 - 4:38pm login or register to post comments

 
protrusion
I don't think mine had that protrusion (breathing spiracles) that I see on images like yours below


I can't tell if the one above has them or not. If it does I'd say you have this right, if not, I'd say it's a cottony scale.
… Lynette Schimming, 9 June, 2009 - 4:59pm login or register to post comments

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