Maryland Biodiversity Project - Gloomy Scale (Melanaspis tenebricosa)

Gloomy Scale Melanaspis tenebricosa (Comstock, 1881)

Synonyms: Red Maple Scale.

Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Arthropoda > Class Insecta > Order Hemiptera > Family Diaspididae > Genus Melanaspis Gloomy Scale - Melanaspis tenebricosa - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/11446

There are 3 records in the project database.

Gloomy Scale on Red Maple in Talbot Co., Maryland (7/9/1985). Photo by John Davidson. (MBP list)

Gloomy Scale (mostly adult female covers) on Red Maple in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/1/1985). Photo by John Davidson. (MBP list)

Gloomy Scale (adult female and many capped crawlers) on maple in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/1/2002). Photo by John Davidson. (MBP list)

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