Coccoidea (superfamily)

Mealy bug or scale insect at Acton, ACT

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Identification history

	Coccoidea (superfamily)	14 Jun 2021	KimPullen
	Unverified	14 Jun 2021	TimL

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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
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TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Scale insects & mealybugs (Hemiptera, Coccoidea) Insects

Additional information

12mm to 25mm 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
72 images trained Machine learning
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More than one media file
Verified by an expert moderator
Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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Australian Capital Territory

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