Monophlebulus sp. (genus)
Giant Snowball Mealybug at Downer, ACT
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| Monophlebulus sp. (genus) | MichaelMulvaney | 30 Aug 2021 | |
| Monophlebulus sp. (genus) | MichaelBedingfield | 30 Aug 2021 | |
| Unverified | NedJohnston | 29 Aug 2021 |
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12 May 2023
More likely an *Icerya* based on the beginning of an ovisac forming underneath the insect.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.102417-35.275006
- Altitude 673.0m
- Maps Black Mountain
- Places Downer, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 29 Aug 2021 10:40 AM Recorded on
- NedJohnston Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- NedJohnston Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Monophlebulus sp. (genus) Scale insects & mealybugs (Hemiptera, Coccoidea) Insects
Species information
- Monophlebulus sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Giant Snowball Mealybug Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1578.06m Recorded at altitude
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