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Photo#480528
soft scale insects - male

soft scale insects - Male
Canton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
December 18, 2010
Size: .2 mm
Beside lateral bud on 1st year twig, tupelo (Nyssa sylvatica). Waxy white exudate forms tail .5 mm long

Moved
Moved from Soft Scale Insects.

Male pupal armored scales. (D
Male pupal armored scales. (Diaspididae) Could be one of several species.

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