Symonicoccus sp. (genus)

Grass Coccid at Farrer Ridge

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Identification history

Symonicoccus sp. (genus)	3 May 2017	MichaelMulvaney
Symonicoccus sp. (genus)	22 Mar 2017	MichaelBedingfield
Symonicoccus australis	11 Mar 2017	Mike
Unverified	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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Location information

Coordinates 149.110828 -35.388189
Maps Farrer Ridge

Sighting information

1,001 - 10,000 Abundance
25 Feb 2017 05:12 PM Recorded on
Mike Recorded by
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Insects Scale insects & mealybugs (Hemiptera, Coccoidea) Mike Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Species information

Symonicoccus sp. (genus) Scientific name
Grass Coccid Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
578.7m to 632.2m Recorded at altitude
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