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Giant female scale insect
Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2022 9:47 pm
by Papilio_indra
I found this scale insect while obtaining cuttings for my Limenitis rearing projects. The insect is 13 mm long and is attached to a leaf from a sand bar willow, Salix exigua. Location is northern Utah, USA. Any ideas as to its identity? Thanks.
Re: Giant female scale insect
Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2022 6:29 am
by Eleodes
It looks like a Tabanid fly egg cluster to me
Re: Giant female scale insect
Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2022 6:57 am
by livingplanet3
Eleodes wrote: Sat Aug 13, 2022 6:29 am
It looks like a Tabanid fly egg cluster to me
Agreed, that's certainly what it appears to be -
https://www.mindenpictures.com/stock-ph ... 36254.html
Re: Giant female scale insect
Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2022 9:47 pm
by Papilio_indra
Thank you both very much, Eleodes and livingplanet3, I would have never guessed that this was associated with a Tabanid fly.