Grass Coccid at Wanniassa Hill
Identification history
| Symonicoccus sp. (genus) | 30 Mar 2017 | RogerF | ||
| Symonicoccus sp. (genus) | 22 Mar 2017 | MichaelBedingfield | ||
| Symonicoccus australis | 10 Mar 2017 | RogerF | ||
| Unverified | 6 Mar 2017 | Mike |
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User's notes
Scale on grass stems. White scale scraped back to show scale insects.
2 comments
MichaelBedingfield
wrote:
11 Mar 2017
Hi Mike.
Do you remember what sort of grass the scale was on?
Roger says in his book that Symonicoccus australis is commonly seen on Aristida ramosa.
Do you remember what sort of grass the scale was on?
Roger says in his book that Symonicoccus australis is commonly seen on Aristida ramosa.
Mike
wrote:
13 Apr 2017
I have been back to check the grass. Mostly heavily grazed but some plants had a few seeds with 3-branched awn so I believe it is Aristida ramosa.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.122839-35.390017
- Maps Wanniassa Hill
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 4 Mar 2017 04:19 PM Recorded on
- Mike Recorded by
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Insects Scale insects & mealybugs (Hemiptera, Coccoidea) Mike Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Symonicoccus sp. (genus)
Additional information
- Less than 5mm Animal size
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
- External link More information
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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