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armored scale - Aspidiotus - female
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armored scale - Aspidiotus - Female
Cary, Wake County, North Carolina, USA
March 10, 2014
Size: ~1.5mm
Slide mounted specimen with egg and parasitoid larva (Chalcidoidea, probably Aphelinidae).

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Contributed by Matt Bertone on 7 April, 2014 - 10:49am
Last updated 5 July, 2016 - 10:55am

Moved
Moved from Coconut Scale.
… Matt Bertone, 5 July, 2016 - 10:24am

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