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superfamily Coccoidea
white, rounded reversed-saucer shaped scales of a few mm
On a leathery gum sapling in an open wood and grasslands
# star scale
Spotted on Dec 19, 2013
Submitted on Dec 19, 2013
2 Comments
Thanks l.cook. I wonder where the scale insect id came from? Have to check
These are lerps - excretions of psyllids (Psylloidea) that cover the insect..