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Lichtensia viburni - Male test w. prepuppa I'm not 100% this would be the prepuppa or the puppa in the test, but I think the puppae are darker reddish brown and maybe narrower ... (?) Coccidae,Geotagged,Jane's garden,Lichtensia,Lichtensia viburni,Netherlands,Viburnum Cushion Scale,nl: Sneeuwbaldopluis Click/tap to enlarge

Lichtensia viburni - Male test w. prepuppa

I'm not 100% this would be the prepuppa or the puppa in the test, but I think the puppae are darker reddish brown and maybe narrower ... (?)

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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.

Similar species: True Bugs
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Uploaded Apr 16, 2019. Captured in Koekanger Dwarsdijk 42, 7958 SV Koekange, Netherlands.