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Cottony Cushion Scale

Icerya purchasi

Description:

About a cm long. White & fuzzy with orange markings.

Habitat:

He was under the frond of a cycad in my garden. I've spotted a similar creature, though it was white with green markings.

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5 Comments

rutasandinas
rutasandinas 11 years ago

Interesante!!

LeanneGardner
LeanneGardner 11 years ago

Thanks Martin also.

MartinL
MartinL 11 years ago

Agreed, and yours is a particularly healthy looking one http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/788...

LeanneGardner
LeanneGardner 11 years ago

Thank you Sachin. They sure look similar!

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 11 years ago

May be Cottony cushion scale,
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/829...

LeanneGardner
Spotted by
LeanneGardner

Mackay, Queensland, Australia

Spotted on May 25, 2012
Submitted on May 26, 2012

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