Pseudococcus longispinus (Targioni Tozzetti, 1867)
Longtailed Mealybug

Pseudococcus longispinus(Targioni Tozzetti, 1867) - Longtailed Mealybug, Feeding inside orchid flower - highly enlarged

Image 0011: Feeding inside orchid flower - highly enlarged (2)

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Magnification  macro-photographmacro-photograph
Photographed In situ
Equipment used Canon EOS600D dSLR with Tamron SP AF Di 90mm Macro 1:1 lens
Magnification ratio (film/sensor to subject) 1:1
Extension tubes 68mm ext
Photographer Malcolm Storey
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Image Reference P134374
Found as Imago
Date 9 Oct 2017
OS grid ref SU00
Lat/Lon 50° 50' N, 1° 60' W
Location Dorset, VC9, England
Record summary bad infestation on Moth Orchid flowers, (pot plant indoors)
Associated organism on live flower of Phalaenopsis
Return to Record page Pseudococcus longispinus on 9 Oct 2017 at SU00 in Dorset
Return to Taxon page Pseudococcus longispinus
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