Leaf covered with pupae of Flata limbata - Specimen details

Leaf covered with pupae of Flata limbata - Specimen details

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Catalogue Number: 50336

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Plant Name 104.00 OLEACEAE Entry Book Number
Artefact Name Leaf covered with pupae of Flata limbata Vernacular Name
Iso Country Burma TDWG Region Burma
Parts Held Leaf covered with pupae of Flata limbata Geography Description Rangoon
Uses Leaf covered with pupae of Flata limbataUse: MATERIALS - Waxes User: Man TDWG use MATERIALS - Waxes
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Notes: Label source: Leaf covered with pupae of Flata limbata Fabr. from jungles two miles NE of Rangoon. The white appendages are waxy secretions, and probably constitute one of the sources of the Insect White Wax of China.

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