Glycaspis sp. (genus)
1 Unidentified sugary lerp at Evatt, ACT
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| Glycaspis sp. (genus) | MichaelMulvaney | 3 Mar 2022 | |
| Glycaspis sp. (genus) | MichaelBedingfield | 27 Feb 2022 | |
| Glycaspis (Glycaspis) brimblecombei | MichaelBedingfield | 27 Feb 2022 | |
| Unverified | TimL | 26 Feb 2022 |
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The wet summer seems to have contributed to scale insects appearing on eucalypts in plague proportions. This sequence of images provides some detail of the complex structures some scale insects make for protection. The first image shows a hollow hemispherical structure which was firmly fixed to a eucalyptus leaf, with an orange-coloured scale insect inside. The structure was around 5mm in diameter. The second image shows two other similar structures with their intricate forms. These were solid to the touch. The third and fourth images show the tiny scale insect which was within the first structure. The final image shows the first structure on its side, displaying the inside of the hollow hemisphere within which these insects live.
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27 Feb 2022
Possibly Glycaspis (Glycaspis) brimblecombei, see:...https://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_softbugs/WhiteFibrousLerpInsect.htm Also....
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:6e43859d-0b70-45a2-b8d5-bbc2e08dbceb
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:6e43859d-0b70-45a2-b8d5-bbc2e08dbceb
Location information
- Coordinates 149.065038-35.213500
- Altitude 714.7m
- Places Evatt, ACT
Sighting information
- > 10,001 Abundance
- 16 Feb 2022 03:53 PM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Collections
- TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Glycaspis sp. (genus) Psyllids, lerps, aphids & whiteflies (Hemiptera, several families) Insects
Species information
- Glycaspis sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Unidentified sugary lerp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Minor weed or pest
- Up to 2896.3m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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6 / 7
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