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Pseudozaphanera wariensis
Small black and slightly raised ovoid shapes about 2 and 3 mm long. Each of these structures had a white fringe and 3 raised tufts of white material, which were firm to touch. The larger of these structures had a shorter fringe and the large white tuft on top showed a slit as can be seen in pic 1.
Spotted on a leaf on an Acacia tree - species not known.
I assumed that these were Scale but a little investigation suggested that these were pupae of whitefly, a sap-sucking hemipteran.
My thanks to Peter S.Gillespie for identifying these pupae.
Here is a spotting of an adult
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/797...
I have. It's much more plain looking than yours: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/111...
Aren't the patterns amazing !? Cindy, Mark thought you had a similar spotting but I could not find it on PN. Have you put yours up yet ?
Awesome! I've recently discovered Whitefly pupae in my own backyard and am excited to see yours. Love the faces!