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Tiny Bug - male
Copyright © 2012 Derek Uhey

Tiny Bug - Male
Big Gypsum Valley near Slickrock Colorado and Utah border, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
May 28, 2012
Size: 1.5mm
Desert Riparian

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Tiny Bug - male Tiny Bug - male
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Contributed by Derek Uhey on 16 September, 2012 - 10:32pm
Last updated 5 October, 2012 - 3:31pm

Moved
Moved from Scales and Mealybugs.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 5 October, 2012 - 3:30pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John F. Carr, 2 October, 2012 - 7:17pm login or register to post comments

looks like a male coccid of sorts
… v belov, 17 September, 2012 - 8:23am login or register to post comments

 
thanks
You've been extremely helpful V! would Coccid be family or suborder?
… Derek Uhey, 17 September, 2012 - 1:05pm login or register to post comments

 
Margarodidae ground pearl
Hello,

This is a male of the family Margarodidae sensu lato which today only comprise the ground pearls
… thecochenille, 5 October, 2012 - 2:12pm login or register to post comments

 
thanks!
really neat little bug! read you're profile... let me know if you'd like a sample
… Derek Uhey, 5 October, 2012 - 2:28pm login or register to post comments

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