Heteropteran bugs are insects which have flattened bodies and fold their wings flat over their body when at rest. The wings overlap each other…
(Planococcus citri) , but its body is covered with a thicker layer of wax, the filaments around the body are longer (20-50% of the body size) and the…
transverse black bands across the body. The antennae are 0.7-1.0 times the body length, reaching to the siphunculi. The body length is 1.2-2.3 mm.…
rods round the edge of the body, and two slightly longer ‘tail filaments’ . The tail filaments are always shorter than 20% of body length. They…
oval-shaped appearance, distinctive red eyes, and waxy strands around their body. The entire development process lasts around 12 to 24 days, during…
reddish-brown with dark spots. In later instars the head is mottled, and the body is marked with three prominent longitudinal dark bands with numerous…
black, whatever the body colour, which can vary widely, from light yellow to light green, or even a green-black colour . This body colour depends on t
, soft and segmented. The body appears to be divided into two parts: the head with the mouthparts, and the rest of the body. All mobile stages have…
and on top of a mass of white, cottony hairs and scales from the moth’s body. The eggs, usually grey but sometimes greenish or pinkish, are laid at…
ed. Eggs are usually found on the underside of leaves. They have an oval body that is rounded at the rear end. Their colour can vary from orange,…
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