Maryland Biodiversity Project - Obscure Scale (Melanaspis obscura)

Obscure Scale Melanaspis obscura (Comstock, 1881)

Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Arthropoda > Class Insecta > Order Hemiptera > Family Diaspididae > Genus Melanaspis Obscure Scale - Melanaspis obscura - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/11444

There are 3 records in the project database.

Obscure Scale (adult male) found on Pin Oak in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/1/1985). Photo by John Davidson. (MBP list)

Obscure Scale on Pin Oak in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/15/1980). Photo by John Davidson. (MBP list)

Obscure Scale (newly-formed adult female cover) on Pin Oak in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/15/1980). Photo by John Davidson. (MBP list)

Obscure Scale (adult female cover) in Cecil Co., Maryland (6/1/2002). Photo by John Davidson. (MBP list)

Obscure Scale (mostly covers of young adult females) on Chestnut Oak in Cecil Co., Maryland (6/1/2002). Photo by John Davidson. (MBP list)

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