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Male Coccoid - male
Copyright © 2005 Richard Leung

Male Coccoid - Male
Springfield, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
May 20, 2005
Size: ~1mm
A male scale insect, found on a pear tree and brought inside to photograph. To give a better sense of size, it was photographed on the tip of a toothpick.
Contributed by Richard Leung on 22 May, 2005 - 10:32pm
Last updated 16 August, 2011 - 10:22am

Moved
Moved from Scales and Mealybugs.
… v belov, 16 August, 2011 - 10:22am

Diaspididae
Males of this family have the head not obviously separated to the thorax
… thecochenille, 16 August, 2011 - 9:55am

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