Acacia insect gall
Unidentified gall of Acacia sp. at Nicholls, ACT
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| Acacia insect gall | MichaelMulvaney | 17 Jan 2025 | |
| Fergusonina sp. (genus) | donhe | 13 Nov 2022 | |
| Unverified | KMcCue | 11 Nov 2022 |
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6 comments
12 Nov 2022
That looks like a long dead cocoon. Why did you think it was alive? Was one or both ends open?
12 Nov 2022
One end was attached, the other not open. I gave it a wiggle and it didn't fall off. I have never seen such a large one, perhaps it was dead.
12 Nov 2022
I do not know any macro-moths that make an exposed cocoon like that. Can you cut it open carefully with, say, a pair of nail scissors to see if there is a pupa inside ?
13 Nov 2022
I didn't collect it and doubt I could find it again. Even if I did, I would be reluctant to cut it open, sorry.
13 Nov 2022
Location information
- Coordinates 149.096864-35.197914
- Altitude 656.9m
- Maps Percival Hill
- Places Nicholls, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 9 Nov 2022 10:55 AM Recorded on
- KMcCue Recorded by
- Acacia Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- KMcCue NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Acacia insect gall Acacia Galls Unidentified Insect Galls Insects
Species information
- Acacia insect gall Scientific name
- Unidentified gall of Acacia sp. Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 702m Recorded at altitude
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