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Scale insect

Description:

This cushiony scale insect grows a long egg sac along the leaf petiole. The last pic shows the insect ventral view.

Notes:

I saw this species in Sydney, now in Melbourne but have no satisfactory ID yet. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/173...

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MartinL
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MartinL

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Spotted on Feb 16, 2013
Submitted on Feb 16, 2013

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