Icerya acaciae
1 Acacia mealy bug at Amaroo, ACT
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| Icerya acaciae | MichaelBedingfield | 2 Feb 2020 | |
| Unverified | kdm | 1 Feb 2020 |
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I assume this is a leafhopper adult (right) & instar (left)?
4 comments
2 Feb 2020
The ID is for the Acacia mealy bug on the left.
Can you please put in a separate sighting for the leafhopper, which looks like Sextius virescens.
Can you please put in a separate sighting for the leafhopper, which looks like Sextius virescens.
2 Feb 2020
Thanks @michaelb, I've made a separate sighting for the leafhopper. Any clue what the tiny insects on the stem are?
2 Feb 2020
Hi kdm
I don't know what the tiny insects on the stem are but maybe someone else does.
I don't know what the tiny insects on the stem are but maybe someone else does.
3 Feb 2020
Could they be Pulvinaria scale insects, similar to sighting 4201381? The size and shape look a bit similar.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.154834-35.166828
- Maps Mulligans Flat
- Places Amaroo, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 25 Jan 2020 12:00 AM Recorded on
- kdm Recorded by
- Small ants tending to them. They were on an Acacia, mearnsii I think from memory Associated animal
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- kdm Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Icerya acaciae Scale insects & mealybugs (Hemiptera, Coccoidea) Insects
Species information
- Icerya acaciae Scientific name
- Acacia mealy bug Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 687.1m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Auloicerya acaciae
Record quality
Quality score
5 / 7
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