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A small psyllid bug hiding under this black lerp is sucking nutrition from the bid vein a leaf. The lerp shows strong concentric rings that are added as the nymph grows.
The psyllid appears to have already left home.
Spotted on May 6, 2013
Submitted on May 6, 2013
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This psyllid produces a fibrous lerp inside a larger clam lerp.
This phenomenon is outlined in the following link.
Clam Fibrous Lerp Insect <i>Hyalinaspis sp.</i>
http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_...