Apiomorpha sp. (genus)
3 A gall forming scale at Theodore, ACT
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| Apiomorpha sp. (genus) | pmillsApio87 | 16 Dec 2025 | |
| Apiomorpha sp. (genus) | MichaelMulvaney | 8 Jun 2021 | |
| Apiomorpha sp. (genus) | AlisonMilton | 8 Jun 2021 |
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3 comments
14 Jun 2021
Amazing! Reminds me of my play doh as a kid when you used to push it through the template.
16 Dec 2025
I suspect these are galls of *Apiomorpha crispa* (new name for the eastern form of *A. strombylosa*; DOI: 10.1111/aen.70020) but would need to see associated galls of females to confirm.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.129066-35.442721
- Altitude 670.0m
- Maps Tuggeranong Hill
- Places Theodore, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 28 Apr 2021 10:14 AM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
- Eucalyptus Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
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- AlisonMilton NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Apiomorpha sp. (genus) Featured Scale insects & mealybugs (Hemiptera, Coccoidea) Insects
Species information
- Apiomorpha sp. (genus) Scientific name
- A gall forming scale Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 841.98m Recorded at altitude
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