1 A thrip at Mount Painter
Identification history
| Phlaeothripidae sp. (family) | 26 Jan 2024 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Phlaeothripidae sp. (family) | 24 Jan 2024 | CathB |
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These thrips were found under sections of acacia phyllode that had been partially chewed through and folded back as seen in the last image. I opened several of these, expecting to see moth larvae or something similar, but they mostly contained these thrips, with or without eggs and larvae. It seems unlikely they could have produced these constructions, so I imagine they belong to the group that opportunistically take over the abandoned homes of other insects. See https://www.ento.csiro.au/thysanoptera/Acacia/AcaciaThrips3.html
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.073491-35.266403
- Maps Mount Painter
- Places Cook, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 20 Jan 2024 05:20 PM Recorded on
- CathB Recorded by
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Insects Thrips (Thysanoptera) Other insects CathB
Additional information
- Acacia implexa Associated plant
- Less than 5mm Animal size
- Larvae Breeding behaviour
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Phlaeothripidae sp. (family) Scientific name
- A thrip Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 641.39m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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