Icerya purchasi
Cottony cushion scale at Acton, ACT
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| Icerya purchasi | pmillsApio87 | 12 May 2023 | |
| Icerya purchasi | MichaelBedingfield | 11 May 2022 | |
| Unverified | TimL | 10 May 2022 |
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The 9mm long Scale insect had at least 7 tiny orange-coloured offspring on the bark around it.
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Location information
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 8 Abundance
- TimL Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Icerya purchasi Scale insects & mealybugs (Hemiptera, Coccoidea) Insects
Species information
- Icerya purchasi Scientific name
- Cottony cushion scale Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 778m Recorded at altitude
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7 / 7
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