Pseudococcidae sp. (family)
A mealybug at Undefined Area
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| Pseudococcidae sp. (family) | MichaelMulvaney | 29 Sep 2023 | |
| Pseudococcidae sp. (family) | pmillsApio87 | 28 Sep 2023 | |
| Melanococcus sp. (genus) | abread111 | 25 Sep 2023 |
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I have two little videos taken under a USB microscope in which I can see the insects walking around on the stems and over the static whitish larger lumps. Can see the legs, antennae, shape of bodies etc but I could not capture this in a jpg. If I work out how to extract good photos from the videos, I'll load them.
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28 Sep 2023
Was cutting and dabbing several of the Snowy River Wattles, but only one had the scale insects.
Location information
Sighting information
- 101 - 1,000 Abundance
- 25 Sep 2023 11:55 AM Recorded on
- abread111 Recorded by
- Acacia boormanii Associated plant
- Less than 5mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- abread111 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Pseudococcidae sp. (family) Scale insects & mealybugs (Hemiptera, Coccoidea) Insects
Species information
- Pseudococcidae sp. (family) Scientific name
- A mealybug Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 6069.1m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
Quality score
5 / 7
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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