Ferrisia virgata
Ferrisia virgata, commonly known as the striped mealybug, is a species of mealybug belonging to the Pseudococcidae family. F. virgata parasitizes different crops including cottonplants. Female species are between the 4 and 4.5 millimetres (5⁄32 and 23⁄128 in) long. The species was discovered and described by Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell in 1893.[1]
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| An adult Ferrisia virgata with eggs | |
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| Species: | F. virgata |
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| Ferrisia virgata Cockerell, 1893 | |
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