Pulvinaria sp. (genus)
2 Unidentified Pulvinaria scale insect at Acton, ACT
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| Pulvinaria sp. (genus) | KimPullen | 17 Mar 2019 | |
| Pulvinaria sp. (genus) | TimL | 2 Mar 2019 |
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A follow up to sighting 4197590. There were several patches of these scale bugs on various leaves of the tree. The images show a single tiny scale bug at 5X magnification plus several groupings of the bugs at various magnifications and in different stages of development. A photographic challenge at this magnification.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.107580-35.275092
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 101 - 1,000 Abundance
- 26 Feb 2019 03:29 PM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
- Eucalyptus neglecta. 9806179. ANBG Section 300. Associated plant
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Collections
- TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Pulvinaria sp. (genus) Scale insects & mealybugs (Hemiptera, Coccoidea) Insects
Species information
- Pulvinaria sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Unidentified Pulvinaria scale insect Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1282.5m Recorded at altitude
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6 / 7
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