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This is the second day in a row that I've found something that looks like this. This 2 mm, dark, oval, bumpy aphid or scale has white, wavy wax-like substance around the outside.
Coast Live oak in Coast Sage Scrub at Elfin Forest Recreational Reserve
Submitted to Bug Guide.
Spotted on Dec 1, 2013
Submitted on Dec 2, 2013
8 Comments
I missed this one - looks like a wax seal ! I like the ridge along the midline.
Wow! John, you're awesome! Thank you
Hi Cindy - it is a whitefly in the family Aleyrodidae
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitefly
Just google "whitefly quercus agrifolia" and you will come up with some similar pictures and likely candidates.
e.g.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/treebeard/8...
That aphid is amazing - I see your dilemma.
I'm torn. Before yesterday, I'd swear this is a scale but after finding a Palm Aphid in my backyard http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/110..., now I'm thinking this is some sort of aphid.
Did you look at Parasaissetia nigra ? http://www.forestryimages.org/browse/det...
This one is intriguing! As soon as I find out the ID, I'll let you know :)
Wow! Cindy please have an eye on him daily.:)) something very interesting!