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Russellaspis
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Copyright © 2017
glmory
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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Contributed by
glmory
on 25 November, 2017 - 9:29am
Last updated 30 November, 2017 - 9:21pm
Moved
Moved from
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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.
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Edward L. Ruden
, 30 November, 2017 - 9:21pm
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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.
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glmory
, 25 November, 2017 - 9:36am
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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.
iNaturalist discussion
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Edward L. Ruden
, 25 November, 2017 - 7:57pm
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