Surprise Thrips
Lord Vetinari
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Checked a leaf of one of my indoor hibiscuses to see what was causing some damage and much to my surprise found thrips on it along with the expected aphids.
Many of the thrips larvae were moving round with a carefully balanced honeydew drop on the end of their raised abdomens.
The adult was 1.6mm body length, the small larva in #1 0.7mm and the larger larvae 1.2mm.
5Dmk2/MPE-65/430Ex flash. 10X, 40D/ 10X microscope lens/430Ex flash.
Brian V.
Larvae
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An adult
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Checked a leaf of one of my indoor hibiscuses to see what was causing some damage and much to my surprise found thrips on it along with the expected aphids.
Many of the thrips larvae were moving round with a carefully balanced honeydew drop on the end of their raised abdomens.
The adult was 1.6mm body length, the small larva in #1 0.7mm and the larger larvae 1.2mm.
5Dmk2/MPE-65/430Ex flash. 10X, 40D/ 10X microscope lens/430Ex flash.
Brian V.
Larvae
10X
An adult
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Brian v.
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Brian,
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Harold