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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Unidentified microlep immature stages
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Scale on Bur Oak - Not What I Thought
Copyright © 2013 Gacko

Scale on Bur Oak - Not What I Thought
Desoto, Dallas County, Texas, USA
August 27, 2013
It recovered itself and I continued to watch it, but I'm sure that the conditions were not optimal and it all just kind of dried up, leaving me with a mystery.

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Contributed by Gacko on 10 December, 2013 - 5:08pm
Last updated 13 September, 2014 - 10:45am

Moved
Moved from Euclemensia.
… Charley Eiseman, 13 September, 2014 - 10:45am login or register to post comments

Euclemensia
I can't find any photos of Euclemensia larvae, but that must be what this is, since they feed on this type of scale insect. Beautiful moths; it would be great if you can raise some. A new species was described from Louisiana two years ago; could conceivably be that one.
… Charley Eiseman, 14 December, 2013 - 6:53pm login or register to post comments

 
5965 – Baphala pallida?
Charlie - do you have info on Baphala pallida? The info here says they feed on Kermesidae and Coccidae. The image posted here does appear to be that species.
… Steve Nanz, 13 September, 2014 - 10:32am login or register to post comments

 
I don't
Thanks for letting me know. I wish we had clear photos of the Baphala larvae to compare. These may or may not be the same thing, but I don't know for sure that they're Euclemensia, so I don't know what to do with them at this point. Maybe move to "unidentified microlep immature stages" for now?
… Charley Eiseman, 13 September, 2014 - 10:43am login or register to post comments

 
Scale Insect
Thanks so much. I know my running comments might have been confusing, but just to keep them together I'll link this image to
… Gacko, 14 December, 2013 - 7:18pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Charley Eiseman, 14 December, 2013 - 6:50pm login or register to post comments

well dont throw it out it seems
like it has pupated perhaps using your scales to cover as part of a disguise for the cocoon..pretty fabulous find actually.
… Edna Woodward, 10 December, 2013 - 5:45pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Scales and Mealybugs.
… Gacko, 10 December, 2013 - 5:09pm login or register to post comments

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