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Mussel scale overwinters in the egg stage. They are contained within the scale covering of the adult female which dies when egg laying is completed. In these pictures, the female scales has been turned over to show the eggs beneath.
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To see other stages of mussel scale (males of mussel scale are rare in New Zealand.
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