Coccoidea (superfamily)
Mealy bug or scale insect at Hughes, ACT
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| Coccoidea (superfamily) | MichaelMulvaney | 1 May 2025 | |
| Monophlebulus sp. (genus) | CarbonAI | 3 Jul 2024 | |
| Unverified | ruthkerruish | 18 Feb 2019 |
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Nearly every plant is affected in a planting of 10-15 plants. I have never seen this particular scale on Acacia in the ACT. The scale was probably on the plants when purchased in NSW.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.099013-35.337998
- Altitude 613.6m
- Places Hughes, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 16 Feb 2019 04:00 PM Recorded on
- ruthkerruish Recorded by
- Acacia incognata Limelight Associated plant
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Collections
- ruthkerruish NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Coccoidea (superfamily) Scale insects & mealybugs (Hemiptera, Coccoidea) Insects
Species information
- Coccoidea (superfamily) Scientific name
- Mealy bug or scale insect Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1338.2m Recorded at altitude
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