Icerya purchasi

Cottony cushion scale at ANBG

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.110503-35.279269
• Altitude 579.8m
• Maps ANBG
• Places Acton, ACT

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 30 Mar 2024 04:25 PM Recorded on
• Hejor1 Recorded by

• Collections

  Hejor1 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Icerya purchasi Scale insects & mealybugs (Hemiptera, Coccoidea) Insects

Additional information

• see photo 4 Associated plant
• 12mm to 25mm Animal size
• False Insect on a flower

Species information

• Icerya purchasi Scientific name
• Cottony cushion scale Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 778m Recorded at altitude
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• Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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