Orthezia urticae · skydamaris
Adult female with ovisac
- Ensign Coccid, Nettle Ensign Scale, Ensign Orthezia
- Nessel-Röhrenschildlaus
- Nældelus, Nældesæklus
- zabielica pokrzywowa
It is fount in northern Eurasia and northern Africa (except deserts) from Western Europe to Algeria, Morocco, China and Turkmenistan.
Female with four rows rows of bright white appendages that contrast sharply with the relatively long, brownish black legs and antennae. The female makes, attached to her abdomen a white, ribbed ovisac that ultimately is as long as her body. From above, the back of females is oval and covered with white wax plates. The insects have 7-8 pairs of abdominal spiracles.
Found on stems and leaves, they feed on the juices of various herbaceous plants, such as nettle, wormwood, bergenia, spirea and many others.
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