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Scale on Pelargonium peltatum - Russellaspis

Scale on Pelargonium peltatum - Russellaspis
Pomona, Los Angeles County, California, USA
November 16, 2017
Size: ~1mm
Duplicate of https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/8926454 which has some additional photos.

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Moved
Moved from ID Request.

Matt Bertone confirms that it "looks like an asterolecaniid and matches that species. I would say it's safe to make a new page". Thank you, glmory, for your valuable contribution.

Russellaspis pustulans?
Tried keying this out, it wasn't very conclusive but Russellaspis pustulans seems very likely. The iNaturalist discussion has some additional details about how I got there.

 
New family if so
If it is confirmed to be Russellaspis pustulans (Asterolecaniidae), this is a significant contribution; the family is not yet represented on BG.

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