Giant Snowball Mealybug at Paddys River, ACT
Identification history
| Monophlebulus sp. (genus) | 12 May 2023 | pmillsApio87 | ||
| Monophlebulus sp. (genus) | 8 May 2022 | RogerF | ||
| Monophlebulus sp. (genus) | 8 May 2022 | MichaelBedingfield | ||
| Unverified | 6 May 2022 | trevorpreston |
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User's notes
Insect about 12-15mm
2 comments
RogerF
wrote:
7 May 2022
Auloiceryia acaciae. Monophlebid. For some reason the program is not allowing me to suggest a name although I am logged in.
MichaelBedingfield
wrote:
8 May 2022
Auloicerya acaciae is an old synonym for Icerya acaciae, see:-
Icerya acaciae
Icerya acaciae
Location information
- Coordinates 148.898496-35.472234
- Maps Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 6 May 2022 11:33 AM Recorded on
- trevorpreston Recorded by
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trevorpreston Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Monophlebulus sp. (genus) Scale insects & mealybugs (Hemiptera, Coccoidea) Insects
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
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
- External link More information
Record quality
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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