2 Gum Tree Scale at Jerrabomberra, ACT
Identification history
| Eriococcus coriaceus | 30 Dec 2021 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Eriococcus coriaceus | 29 Dec 2021 | AlisonMilton | ||
| Unverified | 29 Dec 2021 | rawshorty |
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User's notes
I am thinking these might be eggs of the Hoppers in my sighting 4414651. They were on a sapling right next to the one in that sighting and the Coconut Ants looked like they were feeding off them.
4 comments
AlisonMilton
wrote:
29 Dec 2021
Shorty, I suspect these are actually galls rather than leafhopper eggs.
rawshorty
wrote:
29 Dec 2021
Thanks Alison, i wonder what the interest the Coconut Ants have with them?
AlisonMilton
wrote:
29 Dec 2021
Hi Shorty, They also secrete a honey. I suspect they are Eriococcus coriaceus.
Location information
- Maps Callum Brae
- Places Jerrabomberra, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- rawshorty Recorded by
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Collections
rawshorty Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Acanthococcus coriaceus Scale insects & mealybugs (Hemiptera, Coccoidea) Insects
Additional information
- Gum sapling Associated plant
- Coconut Ant Associated animal
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Acanthococcus coriaceus Scientific name
- Gum Tree Scale Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 714.82m Recorded at altitude
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
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