Symonicoccus sp. (genus)
Grass Coccid at Wanniassa Hill
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| Symonicoccus sp. (genus) | RogerF | 30 Mar 2017 | |
| Symonicoccus sp. (genus) | MichaelBedingfield | 22 Mar 2017 | |
| Symonicoccus australis | RogerF | 10 Mar 2017 | |
| Unverified | Mike | 6 Mar 2017 |
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User's notes
Scale on grass stems. White scale scraped back to show scale insects.
2 comments
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.
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
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Collections
- Insects Scale insects & mealybugs (Hemiptera, Coccoidea) Mike Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Symonicoccus sp. (genus)
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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4 / 7
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- More than one media file
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location