Coccoidea (superfamily)
Mealy bug or scale insect at Acton, ACT
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| Coccoidea (superfamily) | KimPullen | 14 Jun 2021 | |
| Unverified | TimL | 14 Jun 2021 |
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When the scale insect was first sighted it was head down on the side of a tree, with the rear end of its body uppermost and bent outwards into the air, similar to the position shown in the fourth image. Touching the insect caused it to slowly flatten its rear end back against the tree. Over the next couple of minutes, the rear end of the insect gradually bent back outwards into the air as seen in the first three images. The third image shows the underside of the rear of the insect in the bent over position. Unsure what this behaviour was. The final image gives an indication of the insect’s size.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.104542-35.277477
- Altitude 656.9m
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 2 Jun 2021 12:27 PM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Coccoidea (superfamily) Scale insects & mealybugs (Hemiptera, Coccoidea) Insects
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
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Quality score
6 / 7
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- Verified by an expert moderator
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