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Cardiaspina sp.
A colorful psyllid insect nymph living under a sugary protective basket which it weaves for itself. This species always produces a zone of red discoloration surrounding its position and visible from both sides of the leaf.
These can become very prolific and cover every leaf of one or two trees. I have seen a very similar one to this species before but I think it is another species. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/909... Cardiaspina textrix?
Spotted on May 6, 2013
Submitted on May 6, 2013
4 Comments
Thanks Leuba
beautiful shots Martin - both lerp and insect ! The Cardianspina lerps appear to be larger and more colourful. Would love to see one of these one day...
Thanks Argy Bee
Here is a similar one for a possible assist for ID.
NZ seems to have better research on our psyllids than we do.
http://www.nzffa.org.nz/farm-forestry-mo...
Great shots martin. That's very gaudy for a psyllid.