Coccoidea (superfamily)

Mealy bug or scale insect at Forrest, ACT

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Identification history

Coccoidea (superfamily) 1 May 2025 MichaelMulvaney
Coccoidea (superfamily) 15 May 2024 pmillsApio87
Monophlebulus sp. (genus) 29 Mar 2024 CarbonAI
Eriococcidae sp. (family) 29 Mar 2024 Hejor1

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Maybe an egg of something? Maybe a scale? Clustered at the base of leaves on eucalyptus

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pmillsApio87 wrote:
   15 May 2024
Might even be coccoons of parasitic wasps/flies.

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  • small ants interested in it Associated animal
  • eucalyptus Associated plant
  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size
  • False Insect on a flower

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