1 Acacia mealy bug at Greenway, ACT
Identification history
| Icerya acaciae | 12 May 2023 | pmillsApio87 | ||
| Icerya acaciae | 11 Apr 2023 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unverified | 10 Apr 2023 | HelenCross |
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2 comments
pmillsApio87
wrote:
12 May 2023
@HelenCross nice sighting! Not a true mealybug though, even though the common name calls it one. Do you know what plant species they were on? This is useful information to include with scale insects to validate their host range breadth.
HelenCross
wrote:
12 May 2023
Thanks @pmillsApio87 - sorry I don't know other than being an Acacia. Will remember for next time.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.053039-35.422811
- Altitude 564.8m
- Maps Pine Island to Point Hut
- Places Greenway, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 10 Apr 2023 10:32 AM Recorded on
- HelenCross Recorded by
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Collections
HelenCross Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Icerya acaciae Scale insects & mealybugs (Hemiptera, Coccoidea) Insects
Species information
- Icerya acaciae Scientific name
- Acacia mealy bug Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 687.1m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Auloicerya acaciae
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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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