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Icerya purchasi

Cottony cushion scale at suppressed

Icerya purchasi at suppressed - 25 May 2021
Icerya purchasi at suppressed - 25 May 2021
Icerya purchasi at suppressed - 25 May 2021
Icerya purchasi at suppressed - 25 May 2021
Icerya purchasi at suppressed - 25 May 2021
Icerya purchasi at suppressed - 25 May 2021
Icerya purchasi at suppressed - 25 May 2021
Icerya purchasi at suppressed - 25 May 2021
Icerya purchasi at suppressed - 25 May 2021
Icerya purchasi at suppressed - 25 May 2021
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Identification history

Icerya purchasi 27 May 2021 MichaelMulvaney
Icerya purchasi 27 May 2021 TimL

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Thanks to Marcus Leach for the initial sighting.

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Species information

  • Icerya purchasi Scientific name
  • Cottony cushion scale Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local Native
  • Non-Invasive

Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 25 May 2021 10:49 AM Recorded on
  • TimL Recorded by

Additional information

  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size

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  • Confirmed by an expert moderator
  • Nearby sighting(s) of same species
  • GPS evidence of location
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