Icerya sp. (genus)
Cottony cushion scale at Mount Ainslie
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| Icerya sp. (genus) | MichaelMulvaney | 5 Jul 2024 | |
| Icerya sp. (genus) | pmillsApio87 | 15 May 2024 | |
| Icerya purchasi | WendyEM | 27 Apr 2024 | |
| Monophlebulus sp. (genus) | CarbonAI | 25 Apr 2024 | |
| Icerya purchasi | Hejor1 | 25 Apr 2024 |
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2 comments
27 Apr 2024
interesting - I have not observed these very often but last night I spotted 2 (in S Vic.) on the branchlet of a bipinnate Acacia sp like what yours appear to be on. I'll post my pics soon.
15 May 2024
Looks parasitised. Can't go further than genus based on the image supplied.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.149933-35.270322
- Altitude 626.8m
- Maps Mount Ainslie
- Places Ainslie, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 24 Apr 2024 03:18 PM Recorded on
- Hejor1 Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- No Insect on a flower
Collections
- Hejor1 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Icerya sp. (genus) Scale insects & mealybugs (Hemiptera, Coccoidea) Insects
Species information
- Icerya sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Cottony cushion scale Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- 58.56m to 643.5m Recorded at altitude
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