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Lichtensia viburni - Larva Not sure about the correct terminology. It being a Hemiptera I would expect this to be called a nymph, but some of the literature I've found talks about larvae or avoids the terminology altogether by just referring to "instar" numbers. This should probably be a 3rd instar. Coccidae,Geotagged,Jane's garden,Lichtensia,Lichtensia viburni,Netherlands,Viburnum Cushion Scale,nl: Sneeuwbaldopluis Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Lichtensia viburni - Larva

Not sure about the correct terminology. It being a Hemiptera I would expect this to be called a nymph, but some of the literature I've found talks about larvae or avoids the terminology altogether by just referring to "instar" numbers. This should probably be a 3rd instar.

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The Viburnum Cushion Scale

The Viburnum Cushion Scale (Lichtensia viburni) is a soft scale insect (Coccidae), originally described from Viburnum but quite polyphageous and known as a pest of olive groves in the Mediterranean region.

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Uploaded Apr 16, 2019. Captured in Koekanger Dwarsdijk 42, 7958 SV Koekange, Netherlands.
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