Yellow crawlers of scale insects

Crawlers of the more important scale insect species all appear similar - tiny yellow, flat and plate-like, with six shortlegs beneath. For a closer look at a crawler, click here.

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Greedy scale crawler	Oystershell scale female surrounded by crawlers

To see other stages of oystershell scale Egg Adult female and nymphs Adult male
To see other stages of greedy scale (males are unknown in New Zealand) Adult female and nymphs