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| LordV |
Posted on 24-09-2006 10:17
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Is this a shieldbug nymph? All of 1.7mm body length- thought it ws a red spider mite when I spotted it on a leaf. Taken recently South Coast uk it was on a bay tree leaf Brian V.  |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 24-09-2006 14:42
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Hi Brian This is Homoptera, probably an aphid, or a young coccid. Tony ---------- Tony Irwin |
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| LordV |
Posted on 24-09-2006 18:06
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Thanks Tony- pretty certain it's not an aphid but could be a scale insect nymph- there are adult scale insects on the same plant. Is this possible- would a scale insect nymph be totally mobile? Brian V. |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 24-09-2006 19:57
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Scale insect nymphs certainly are mobile - they are known as crawlers, and are the primary way in which scales colonise a plant. However I wouldn't dismiss the possibility that this is an aphid just yet. Your beast looks to me more like one of the more aberrant aphids than a scale crawler. If I get a chance next week, I'll chase this up. Tony ---------- Tony Irwin |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 25-09-2006 07:36
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I hate to spoli things for you all but this is the nymph of a lacewing (family Coniopteygidae)...
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| LordV |
Posted on 25-09-2006 07:55
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Paul- thanks for the ID but I'm mystified- this doesn't look much like the bigger lacewing nymphs I've seen (bristly body and curved pincers bit like ladybird nymphs) ? Brian V. |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 25-09-2006 08:00
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Those are Chrysopidae and Hemerobiidae. These little buggers are much smaller and can easily be mistaken for aphids.
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| LordV |
Posted on 25-09-2006 08:05
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Ah- nymph of a dusty or waxy winged lacewing ?- have seen the adults in the garden- thanks. Brian V. |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 25-09-2006 23:39
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Well, we learn something new on Diptera.info every day! Thanks, Paul.
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