Eriococcus coriaceus at Molonglo Valley, ACT

Gumtree Scale at Molonglo Valley, ACT

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Identification history

	Eriococcus coriaceus	2 Jan 2019	RogerF
	Unidentified	2 Jan 2019	galah681

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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.

michaelb 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.

michaelb 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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