Apiomorpha sp. (genus)
A gall forming scale at Burrinjuck, NSW
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| Apiomorpha sp. (genus) | pmillsApio87 | 10 Jul 2023 | |
| Apiomorpha sp. (genus) | MichaelBedingfield | 3 Jul 2023 | |
| Apiomorpha sp. (genus) | MichaelMulvaney | 2 Jul 2023 | |
| Eucalyptus insect gall | SonyaDuus | 2 Jul 2023 |
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User's notes
These galls were effecting several small branchlets of the tree
4 comments
3 Jul 2023
I having trouble putting new names on these 'unidentified' galls. I think the category should be just galls as they are being progressively identified to species. Can you remind me of the steps to enter new names as I keep end up at a dead end.
We also need more details of host plant species as many gall inducers are species specific even on eucs
We also need more details of host plant species as many gall inducers are species specific even on eucs
10 Jul 2023
Likely galls of males of *Apiomorpha strombylosa* but would need to find galls of females on the same plant to confirm this. I agree that encouraging people to include host plant id information is useful for some lower-level ids of gall-inducing insects.
10 Jul 2023
The species was confirmed by Apiomorpha expert Dr Penny Gullan, The females do not necessarily have to be on the same plant due to the vagaries of dispersal of the crawlers but I agree its unusual. Also the disparity in numbers betweeen males and females is poorly understood.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.539319-34.976753
- Places Burrinjuck, NSW
Sighting information
- 100 Abundance
- 1 Jul 2023 03:25 PM Recorded on
- SonyaDuus Recorded by
- Eucalyptus polyanthemos I think Associated plant
- Less than 5mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
Collections
- sduus Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Apiomorpha sp. (genus) Scale insects & mealybugs (Hemiptera, Coccoidea) Insects
Species information
- Apiomorpha sp. (genus) Scientific name
- A gall forming scale Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 841.98m Recorded at altitude
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