Cychramptodes murrayi
Wattle tick scale predator at Cook, ACT
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| Cychramptodes murrayi | KimPullen | 15 Apr 2018 | |
| Unverified | CathB | 14 Apr 2018 |
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Found inside the house.
2 comments
16 Apr 2018
Thanks, Kim. A very strange life cycle! I will have to keep an eye out for wattle scale. Not sure what it was doing in the bathroom - maybe came in on clothing.
17 Apr 2018
I have several infestations of wts on different acacia species but have never seen this beetle.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.068070-35.264335
- Places Cook, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 13 Apr 2018 05:02 PM Recorded on
- CathB Recorded by
- Less than 5mm Animal size
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- Insects Beetles (Coleoptera) Other beetles CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Cychramptodes murrayi
Species information
- Cychramptodes murrayi Scientific name
- Wattle tick scale predator Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- 585.7m to 593m Recorded at altitude
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