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Scalebug - Parthenolecanium quercifex - female
Copyright © 2008 Jonas Insinga

Scalebug - Parthenolecanium quercifex - Female
University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire, USA
April 25, 2008
Size: 1 cm?
I think it was on a young oak, but it may have been a maple or another type of hardwood tree... Sorry for the lack of details.

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Scalebug - Parthenolecanium quercifex - female Scalebug - Parthenolecanium quercifex - female
Contributed by Jonas Insinga on 24 December, 2008 - 9:06am
Last updated 25 May, 2011 - 3:28pm

Moved
Moved from Soft Scale Insects.
… v belov, 25 May, 2011 - 3:28pm

Sorry I can't give a specific ID...
... but there are similar looking soft scale insects in the guide: .
… Carmen Champagne, 28 December, 2008 - 9:02pm

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