Mataeomera (genus)
A Scale Moth, Acontiinae at Conder, ACT
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| Mataeomera (genus) | MichaelBedingfield | 4 Jan 2019 | |
| Mataeomera (genus) | MichaelBedingfield | 4 Jan 2019 | |
| Catoblemma or Mataeomera sp (a scale moth) | MichaelBedingfield | 3 Jan 2019 | |
| Chrysopidae (family) | MichaelBedingfield | 7 Jul 2018 | |
| Unverified | MichaelBedingfield | 27 Jan 2017 |
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User's notes
Size - 12mm; this creature had hidden legs and moved slowly on the tree; Conder, ACT.
3 comments
11 Feb 2017
The size was 12mm, it had hidden legs and moved slowly on the tree. I thought it might be a lacewing larva. Later on I found the protective covering abandoned.
4 Jan 2019
ID by Roger Farrow. See conversation on this sighting:
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Eriococcus coriaceus (Gumtree Scale) on 20 Dec 2018Location information
- Coordinates 149.101456-35.464720
- Maps MichaelBedingfied's Home Garden
- Places Conder, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 17 Dec 2016 08:12 AM Recorded on
- MichaelBedingfield Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- Insects Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) MichaelBedingfield Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Mataeomera (genus)
Species information
- Mataeomera (genus) Scientific name
- A Scale Moth, Acontiinae Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 658.56m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Catoblemma sp. (genus)
Record quality
Quality score
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