Mealy bug or scale insect at Cook, ACT
Identification history
| Fulgoroidea (superfamily) | 28 Sep 2023 | pmillsApio87 | ||
| Coccoidea (superfamily) | 25 Feb 2021 | KimPullen | ||
| Eriococcidae sp. (family) | 13 Feb 2021 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unverified | 28 Nov 2020 | CathB |
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pmillsApio87
wrote:
28 Sep 2023
Not a scale insect (distinct eyes and wrong type of legs). Looks like a planthopper nymph.
Location information
- Maps Mount Painter
- Places Cook, ACT
Sighting information
- 101 - 1,000 Abundance
- CathB Recorded by
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Collections
CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Coccoidea (superfamily) Scale insects & mealybugs (Hemiptera, Coccoidea) Insects
Additional information
- Eucalyptus rubida Associated plant
- Papyrius nitidus Associated animal
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Coccoidea (superfamily) Scientific name
- Mealy bug or scale insect Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1338.2m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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