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Photo#2120155
Unknown insect

Unknown insect
Somerville, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
May 22, 2022
Size: 800-1000 um
Observed on the bark of several young American hornbeam trees, and also on one young chokecherry. Casing is dry/papery grayish-white. Cigar-shaped, tapered at one end with brown color at opposite end.

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Moved to Coccoidea for expert attention
Moved from ID Request.

Scale insects of some kind--maybe something in this neighborhood:



With luck, others will be able to take the ID further.

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