Symonicoccus sp. (genus)

Grass Coccid at Farrer Ridge

Symonicoccus sp. (genus) at Farrer Ridge - 25 Feb 2017
Symonicoccus sp. (genus) at Farrer Ridge - 25 Feb 2017
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Identification history

Symonicoccus sp. (genus) 3 May 2017 MichaelMulvaney
Symonicoccus sp. (genus) 22 Mar 2017 michaelb
Symonicoccus australis 11 Mar 2017 Mike
Unidentified 25 Feb 2017 Mike

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4 comments

Heino wrote:
   27 Feb 2017
Looks like an invertebrate, perhaps some sort of grass scale.
Mike wrote:
   9 Mar 2017
Thanks Heino. I found some more and scraped the white part back to reveal lots of little beasts http://canberra.naturemapr.org/Community/Sightings/Details/3374091.
Mike wrote:
   11 Mar 2017
Identification suggested on basis of scale found on Wanniassa Hill. Don't know what grass it was on, but quite common at this site.
RogerF wrote:
   23 Mar 2017
Only known host of Symonicoccus is kerosene grass, Aristida ramosa.

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