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lerp colony

Lasiopsylla rotunipennis

Description:

A colony of clam lerps built close to each other and overlapping, making a giant white patch on a gum leaf.

Habitat:

Eucalyptus tree - species unknown

Notes:

These clam lerps are built by nymphs of the Psyllid insect from the Lasiopsylla genus http://www.pir.sa.gov.au/forestry/forest...

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1 Comment

MayraSpringmann
MayraSpringmann 10 years ago

Wow!

Leuba Ridgway
Spotted by
Leuba Ridgway

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Spotted on Nov 14, 2012
Submitted on Nov 17, 2012

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