Lachnodius sp. (genus)

Felted Scale at Higgins, ACT

Lachnodius sp. (genus) at Higgins, ACT - 15 Nov 2020
Lachnodius sp. (genus) at Higgins, ACT - 15 Nov 2020
Lachnodius sp. (genus) at Higgins, ACT - 15 Nov 2020
Lachnodius sp. (genus) at Higgins, ACT - 15 Nov 2020
Lachnodius sp. (genus) at Higgins, ACT - 15 Nov 2020
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Identification history

Lachnodius sp. (genus) 30 Nov 2020 michaelb
Lachnodius sp. (genus) 30 Nov 2020 pmillsApio87
Unidentified 20 Nov 2020 AlisonMilton

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Found crawling down the bark of a eucalypt. Perhaps some kind of scale? Ruler in photo 4 is in metric

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pmillsApio87 wrote:
   30 Nov 2020
Eriococcid (felt scale) from genus 'Lachnodius'. Species could be 'Lachnodius sealakeensis' but morphological and genetic examination required for species identification.
AlisonMilton wrote:
   30 Nov 2020
Thanks. I found one more free walking specimen yesterday and gave it to Michael Mulvaney today.

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  • 15 Nov 2020 09:15 AM Recorded on
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  • Eucalyptus Associated plant
  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size

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