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Brown soft scale (Coccus hesperidum) - Coccus hesperidum
Copyright © 2008 daike tian

Brown soft scale (Coccus hesperidum) - Coccus hesperidum
Auburn, Lee County, Alabama, USA
July 7, 2008
Size: on peony cuttings

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Brown soft scale (Coccus hesperidum) - Coccus hesperidum Brown soft scale (Coccus hesperidum) - Coccus hesperidum
Contributed by daike tian on 13 July, 2008 - 12:49am
Last updated 16 January, 2009 - 1:26am

Moved
Moved from Scales and Mealybugs.
… Charley Eiseman, 16 January, 2009 - 1:26am

Moved
Moved from Plant-parasitic Hemipterans.
… Charley Eiseman, 28 December, 2008 - 10:20pm

Scales.
I agree at the least that these are scales. Moving to suborder for now.
… Eric R. Eaton, 1 September, 2008 - 1:40pm

 
It is right
Originally,I have considered it as another species. However, it was wrong after identification by AU Entomologist Dr. Ray. I checked it again and agreed with him on current name.
… daike tian, 16 January, 2009 - 12:55am

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