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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies (Hemiptera) » Plant-parasitic Hemipterans (Sternorrhyncha) » Scales and Mealybugs (Coccoidea) » False Pit Scales (Lecanodiaspididae) » Lecanodiaspis
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pupa? - Lecanodiaspis
Copyright © 2021 Kim Fleming

pupa? - Lecanodiaspis
Donalds, Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA
March 11, 2021
Size: 3mm
I'm not sure what this is but it makes me think of a whitefly pupa. Found on the side of a beech tree.
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Contributed by Kim Fleming on 11 March, 2021 - 3:51pm
Last updated 12 March, 2021 - 7:13pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

There is only one genus in North America in this family. However, there are several species. BOLD has only one specimen, from Africa.
Please let me know if you find out any more information.
… Bob Biagi, 12 March, 2021 - 8:53am login or register to post comments

Looks like...
I think that is probably a False Pit Scale, but I'm not sure of the species.
Lecanodiaspis prosopidis:
… Bob Biagi, 11 March, 2021 - 9:34pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
I've never seen one and only saw the one on the beech tree yesterday. I'll keep an eye out for more. Thanks much!
… Kim Fleming, 12 March, 2021 - 6:29am login or register to post comments

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