Glycaspis sp. (genus)

Unidentified sugary lerp at Acton, ACT

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Identification history

	Glycaspis sp. (genus)	1 Jan 2019	RogerF
	Unverified	31 Dec 2018	TimL

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User's notes

Possibly lerp-covered nymphs, fam. psyllidae. Being attended to by several ants. Not sure what the small yellow covered grains on the leaf surface between the scales were. The ants were ignoring them.

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RogerF wrote:

2 Jan 2019

Yellow objects are eggs

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Location information

Coordinates 149.107335 -35.275231
Maps ANBG
Places Acton, ACT

Sighting information

16 - 100 Abundance
30 Dec 2018 01:11 PM Recorded on
TimL Recorded by
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TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Psyllids, lerps, aphids & whiteflies (Hemiptera, several families) Insects

Species information

Glycaspis sp. (genus) Scientific name
Unidentified sugary lerp Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Minor weed or pest
Up to 2896.3m Recorded at altitude
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