Mussel scale at Hawker, ACT
Identification history
| Lepidosaphes sp. (genus) | 10 May 2021 | KimPullen | ||
| Unverified | 4 Oct 2019 | AlisonMilton |
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User's notes
Not sure these are actually scale as they appear to be grubs, but the closest I can think of. Quite tiny.
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KimPullen
wrote:
10 May 2021
Possibly Lepidosaphes ulmi, a well known introduced pest insect - see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lepidosaphes_ulmi.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.037550-35.256563
- Altitude 690.5m
- Maps The Pinnacle
- Places Hawker, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 1 Oct 2019 11:17 AM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
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AlisonMilton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Lepidosaphes sp. (genus) Scale insects & mealybugs (Hemiptera, Coccoidea) Insects
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Lepidosaphes sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Mussel scale Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Cosmopolitan
- Medium weed or pest
- Up to 690.5m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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