Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Kermes quercus, Hemiptera, Hungary, November 2006

Posted by Xespok on 30-11-2007 23:14
#1

Last year I found quite a few of these things trying to overwinter on oak trunks. Anyone has any idea what this might be?

Edited by Xespok on 02-12-2007 17:14

Posted by Paul Beuk on 30-11-2007 23:22
#2

Size?

Posted by mwkozlowski on 01-12-2007 00:51
#3

0ak habit suggests Kermes qurcus - a female coccid from the family Kermesidae

Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 01-12-2007 01:12
#4

qurcus? :o

I suppose Kermes quercus.

quer(m)es quercus...

Posted by mwkozlowski on 01-12-2007 11:22
#5

sure

Posted by Xespok on 01-12-2007 12:17
#6

Thank you for the hint. The size was 2-4 mm.