Eriococcus coriaceus

Gumtree Scale at Molonglo Valley, ACT

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5 comments

RogerF wrote:

   3 Jan 2019

There is a Catoblemma larva in this image. The large blob underneath the stem. It covers itself with the remains of the scale tests. See page 209 my book.

MichaelBedingfield wrote:

   3 Jan 2019

Hi Roger
Please have a look at this sighting of mine, which no-one has been able to ID:
Mataeomera sp. (genus) (A Scale Moth) on 17 Dec 2016
Is this a Catoblemma larva?

RogerF wrote:

   3 Jan 2019

Correct. The taxonomy of Catoblemma and Mataeomera is confusing as they appear to be congeneric, I will check with Ted. The cases of the Catoblemma/Mataeomera feeding on the brown E. coriaceus are reddish whereas those feeding on the white E. confusus are whitish.

MichaelBedingfield wrote:

   4 Jan 2019

I looked up Catoblemma on butterflyhouse and found the following:
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/acon/mesotaenia.html
Catoblemma and Mataeomera seem to be synonyms.

RogerF wrote:

   4 Jan 2019

Its a problem keeping up with all the name changes especially when its not ones own speciality. So Mataeomeria takes precedence

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.066094-35.285056
• Maps Sth Tablelands Ecosystem Park
• Places Molonglo Valley, ACT

Sighting information

• 16 - 100 Abundance
• 20 Dec 2018 10:12 AM Recorded on
• galah681 Recorded by

• Collections

  Insects Scale insects & mealybugs (Hemiptera, Coccoidea) galah681 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

• Eucalyptus blakelyi Associated plant
• Less than 5mm Animal size

Species information

• Eriococcus coriaceus Scientific name
• Gumtree Scale Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 714.82m Recorded at altitude
• Machine learning
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