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Cerastipsocus venosus
One of the more conspicuous species in the East; nymphs and adults often seen clustered together in large groups on smooth tree trunks. The nymphs have yellow and brown striped abdomens. --Philip Careless (from Bugguide).
Woodland habitat.
These little guys remind me of skeletons for some reason:)
Spotted on Jul 23, 2015
Submitted on Jan 27, 2016
11 Comments
Thanks triggsturner! Much appreciated!
Nice one Bill, congrats on your SOTD. Great little bug. Thanks for sharing it.
Thank you very much Marta! It is good to be back:)
Congrats Bill, and very happy to see you back in PM :-)
Wow! A very nice morning surprise! Thank you Lisa, very much! I'm happy that bark lice don't go unnoticed. They are really unique insects. Thank you Francisco, Ashley, armadeus, Sckel, and Caleb for your kind words. I appreciate you guys more than you know:)
Congrats, Bill!
Congrats Bill, it is so cute
Congratulations beaker!!!!! Such a wonderful spotting :)
Congrats Bill, great spotting!
Congrats beaker98 !!! extraordinary photography and very beautiful specimen...
Congratulations beaker98! This strikingly beautiful Bark Louse (Cerastipsocus venosus) is our Spotting of the Day!
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