Gum Tree Scale at Tharwa, ACT
Identification history
| Eriococcus coriaceus | 29 Nov 2020 | pmillsApio87 | ||
| Eriococcus coriaceus | 26 Nov 2020 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Eriococcus coriaceus | 26 Nov 2020 | RodDeb |
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the tree branches were covered in them all over
6 comments
pmillsApio87
wrote:
29 Nov 2020
Nice sighting! A common species in eastern Australia. Do you know what species of eucalypt you found them on?
RodDeb
wrote:
30 Nov 2020
Thank you. Sorry don't know the species of eucalypt it was only a small tree though not a full grown one and the branches were all pretty much covered in it.
pmillsApio87
wrote:
30 Nov 2020
No worries. Might be 'Eucalyptus melliodora' going by the leaves only, but eucalypts are difficult to id at the best of times. I asked because this is one of the species I am interested in for my current research project and host plant can be used to tell closely-related species apart.
RodDeb
wrote:
30 Nov 2020
it's pretty easy to find if you are able to go there, it is close to the pathway and the smallest tree. Unfortunately trees and plants are not our forte and we are not very good at the IDs on them. Sorry couldn't be any more help.
pmillsApio87
wrote:
30 Nov 2020
I'm currently in Brisbane and won't have a chance to travel interstate until later next year (current situation permitting of course). It is still useful to know where the species has been spotted so I can keep tabs on them. Plant ID is a steep learning curve, and I still defer to a retired botanist for many of my host plant ids for the scale insects I find.
RodDeb
wrote:
30 Nov 2020
Yes we find it very difficult to ID a lot of plants we see so unfortunately do bother with them unless they really look unusual or have a beautiful flower.
Good luck with what you are doing.
Good luck with what you are doing.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.069461-35.509323
- Altitude 577.0m
- Maps Tharwa Bridge
- Places Tharwa, ACT
Sighting information
- 1,001 - 10,000 Abundance
- 25 Nov 2020 12:06 AM Recorded on
- RodDeb Recorded by
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Collections
RodDeb Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Acanthococcus coriaceus Scale insects & mealybugs (Hemiptera, Coccoidea) Insects
Additional information
- Gum Tree Associated plant
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Species information
- Acanthococcus coriaceus Scientific name
- Gum Tree Scale Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 714.82m Recorded at altitude
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