Monophlebulus sp. (genus)
Giant Snowball Mealybug at Jerrabomberra, ACT
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| Monophlebulus sp. (genus) | KimPullen | 8 Oct 2018 | |
| Icerya acaciae | MichaelMulvaney | 5 Oct 2018 | |
| Unverified | nathkay | 5 Oct 2018 |
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User's notes
Coconut ants were interested in this critter
1 comment
6 Oct 2018
Not sure if acacia mealy bug is also found on eucalypts - which may rule the suggestion out
Location information
- Coordinates 149.158386-35.374527
- Altitude 641.0m
- Maps Jerrabomberra Grassland
- Places Jerrabomberra, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 5 Oct 2018 09:51 AM Recorded on
- nathkay Recorded by
- Eucalypt sapling Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- nathkay Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Monophlebulus sp. (genus) Scale insects & mealybugs (Hemiptera, Coccoidea) Insects
Species information
- Monophlebulus sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Giant Snowball Mealybug Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1578.06m Recorded at altitude
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