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pecan giant scales (Neosteingelia texana)
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Copyright © 2012
Kim Fleming
red one -
Neosteingelia texana
Donalds, Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA
October 12, 2012
Size: ~2mm
found several on a sweetgum tree trunk near the base.
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Contributed by
Kim Fleming
on 12 October, 2012 - 1:51pm
thanks, guys!
I was baffled. Had never seen, much less heard of, these insects!
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Kim Fleming
, 12 October, 2012 - 2:28pm
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coolest bag of stuff; thanks, Ken -- i was looking for the match
great shot.
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v belov
, 12 October, 2012 - 1:59pm
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Maybe something like this?
Hold on to see what the experts think.
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Ken Wolgemuth
, 12 October, 2012 - 1:57pm
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