Oystershell Scale Lepidosaphes ulmi (Linnaeus, 1758)    Synonyms: Apple Mussel Scale, Apple Oystershell Scale, Appletree Bark Louse, Butternut Bark Louse, Linden Oystershell Scale, Mussel Scale, Oystershell Bark Louse, Poplar Oystershell Scale, Vine Mussel Scale.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Hemiptera   >   Family Diaspididae   >   Genus Lepidosaphes   

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Oystershell Scales (mostly female covers) in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/1/1988). Photo by John Davidson. (MBP list)

An Oystershell Scale in West Virginia (8/20/1980). Image highlights cover turned over showing white female body. Photo by John Davidson. (MBP list)

An Oystershell Scale (adult female cover) in West Virginia (8/20/1980). Photo by John Davidson. (MBP list)


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