Giant Snowball Mealybug at Cotter River, ACT
Identification history
| Monophlebulus sp. (genus) | 28 Sep 2023 | pmillsApio87 | ||
| Monophlebulus sp. (genus) | 2 May 2023 | MichaelBedingfield | ||
| Unverified | 2 May 2023 | NathanaelC |
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2 comments
AlisonMilton
wrote:
2 May 2023
Hi Nathanael, I actually think this is an Acacia mealy bug, Icerya acaciae, under scale insects.
pmillsApio87
wrote:
28 Sep 2023
@AlisonMilton you wouldn't find adults of *Icerya acaciae* wandering around because they remain on their host plants. *Monophlebulus* and several other closely-related genera overwinter in the soil and produce a subterranean ovisac.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.906844-35.522278
- Altitude 1273.0m
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Cotter River, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 1 May 2023 04:01 PM Recorded on
- NathanaelC Recorded by
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Collections
NathanaelC Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Monophlebulus sp. (genus) Scale insects & mealybugs (Hemiptera, Coccoidea) Insects
Additional information
- Less than 5mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
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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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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