Giant Scale Insect
I got a bit of a shock when I saw this thing.
At first I thought it might've been the larva of those big leaf beetles I found. Was very surprised to discover it was a scale insect.
Unidentified, genus Monophlebulus
28/03/23
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Giant Scale Insect
I got a bit of a shock when I saw this thing.
At first I thought it might've been the larva of those big leaf beetles I found. Was very surprised to discover it was a scale insect.
Unidentified, genus Monophlebulus
28/03/23
Soft scale insect (Luzulaspis kinakikir)
Photo by H. Tanaka, D. Sasaki, and S. Kamitani
ants + scale insect Coccoidea?
Opuntia paddle infested with scale insects, Coccoidea.
Nie wiem co to za drzewo i co to za owad. I do not know what a tree is and what kind of insect. 新しい葉がくるくる丸まっているので、開けてみたらカイガラムシ(?)がいた。木の種類はよくわからない。虫の種類もよくわからない。これ何でしょうね?
Giant Scale Insects (Drosicha sp., Monophlebidae, Coccoidea), males (above) and females (below) by Sinobug (itchydogimages) on Flickr. Pu’er, Yunnan, China See more Chinese true bugs and hoppers on my Flickr site HERE.....
Another Run-in with a Giant Scale Insect
Unidentified, genus Monophlebulus
22/03/23
Photos 1-2 - Insecta sp.
Photos 3-4 - Insecta sp.
Photos 5-6 - Diaspidinae sp.
Insect activity on a roadside wattle treeling.
16/09/23 - Insecta spp. / hostplant: Acacia sp.
QLD:BRB - Country road, dry bush