Monophlebulus sp. (genus)
Giant Snowball Mealybug at Paddys River, ACT
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| Monophlebulus sp. (genus) | 12 May 2023 | pmillsApio87 | ||
| Monophlebulus sp. (genus) | 12 May 2022 | MichaelBedingfield | ||
| Monophlebulus sp. (genus) | 12 May 2022 | TimL |
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Sighted trundling down the side of a tree. It eventually bumped into a tiny lichen and tried to climb over it (final image).
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Location information
- Coordinates 148.904847-35.459763
- Altitude 804.2m
- Maps Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 10 May 2022 11:30 AM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- TimL 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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6 / 7
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