Coccoidea (superfamily)
Mealy bug or scale insect at Forrest, ACT
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| Coccoidea (superfamily) | MichaelMulvaney | 1 May 2025 | ||
| Coccoidea (superfamily) | pmillsApio87 | 15 May 2024 | ||
| Monophlebulus sp. (genus) | CarbonAI | 29 Mar 2024 | ||
| Eriococcidae sp. (family) | Hejor1 | 29 Mar 2024 |
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User's notes
Maybe an egg of something? Maybe a scale? Clustered at the base of leaves on eucalyptus
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.126586-35.320950
- Altitude 602.7m
- Places Forrest, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 26 Mar 2024 03:16 PM Recorded on
- Hejor1 Recorded by
- small ants interested in it Associated animal
- eucalyptus Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- No Insect on a flower
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- Hejor1 NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Coccoidea (superfamily) Scale insects & mealybugs (Hemiptera, Coccoidea) Insects
Species information
- Coccoidea (superfamily) Scientific name
- Mealy bug or scale insect Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1338.2m Recorded at altitude
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