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
Another Run-in with a Giant Scale Insect
Unidentified, genus Monophlebulus
22/03/23
A large mealy bug, Monophlebulus sp. walking. Of the Family Margarodidae. Video Monophlebulus by dnatheist (Alan Couch) www.flickr.com/photos/couchy/6921182836 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed
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It appears they're Monophlebidae, these days