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Rose Gum Psyllid (Ctenarytaina spatulata)
Photo#1212857
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Alice Abela
Ctenarytaina spatulata
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Santa Barbara County, California, USA
April 19, 2016
Size: ~2mm
Found on blue gum eucalyptus (Eucalyptus globulus); no waxy shelters were present; adults on new growth
Contributed by
Alice Abela
on 19 April, 2016 - 10:47pm
Moved
Moved from
Psylloidea
.
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Alice Abela
, 19 April, 2016 - 10:56pm
Yep, C. spatulata
Note vein Cu1a parallel to veins M and Rs, the orange head and thorax, and the long female genitalia. Fantastic photo of this introduced species.
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Chris Mallory
, 19 April, 2016 - 10:54pm
Thanks!
Thanks for the confirmation :o)
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Alice Abela
, 19 April, 2016 - 10:56pm