![]() Female removed from sac, and eggs still in sac. On California Sagebrush, Artemisia californica. Back Bay Drive, Newport Beach, Orange County, CA. 9-17-10. © Peter J. Bryant. |
Sagebrush Mealybug Amonostherium lichtensioides Identified by Nick Nisson, County Entomologist. Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae Back to Hemiptera index page |
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![]() Female removed from sac, and eggs and first-instar larvae still in sac. On California Sagebrush, Artemisia californica. Back Bay Drive, Newport Beach, Orange County, CA. 9-17-10. © Peter J. Bryant. |
![]() First-instar larva on sac. © Peter J. Bryant. |
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![]() Male on sac containing female and eggs. Body length 1.0mm + filaments 1.2mm. On California Sagebrush, Artemisia californica. Back Bay Drive, Newport Beach, Orange County, CA. Collected 9-17-10, photographed 10/18/10. © Peter J. Bryant. |
![]() Male on sac containing female and eggs. Body length 1.0mm + filaments 1.2mm. On California Sagebrush, Artemisia californica. Back Bay Drive, Newport Beach, Orange County, CA. Collected 9-17-10, photographed 10/18/10. © Peter J. Bryant. |
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![]() Male. Body length 1.0mm + filaments 1.2mm. On California Sagebrush, Artemisia californica. Back Bay Drive, Newport Beach, Orange County, CA. 10/18/10. © Peter J. Bryant. |
![]() Male on sac containing female and eggs. Body length 1.0mm + filaments 1.2mm. On California Sagebrush, Artemisia californica. Back Bay Drive, Newport Beach, Orange County, CA. Collected 9-17-10, photographed 10/18/10. © Peter J. Bryant. |
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![]() Sacs on California Sagebrush, Artemisia californica. Back Bay Drive, Newport Beach, Orange County, CA. 9-17-10. © Peter J. Bryant. |
![]() Sacs on California Sagebrush, Artemisia californica. Back Bay Drive, Newport Beach, Orange County, CA. 9-17-10. © Peter J. Bryant. |
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![]() Female removed from sac on California Sagebrush, Artemisia californica. Dorsal view. Back Bay Drive, Newport Beach, Orange County, CA. 9-17-10. © Peter J. Bryant. |
![]() Female removed from sac on California Sagebrush, Artemisia californica. Ventral view; note vestigial legs. Back Bay Drive, Newport Beach, Orange County, CA. 9-17-10. © Peter J. Bryant. |
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