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Old pasture mealybug
Heliococcus summervillei
Heliococcus summervillei, the pasture mealybug, is a species of true bug in the family Pseudococcidae, the mealy bugs, subfamily Phenacoccinae. It was originally collected in Pakistan and Australia, and has been spreading worldwide. A sap-feeder, it attacks many pasture grass species, rice, and sugarcane, causing severe damage depending on local conditions.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1706787.