Eriococcus coriaceus

Gumtree Scale at Molonglo Valley, ACT

Eriococcus coriaceus at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 20 Dec 2018
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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:
Noctuid moth (Noctuidae & Erebidae) 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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  • 16 - 100 Abundance
  • 20 Dec 2018 10:12 AM Recorded on
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