Icerya sp. (genus)

Cottony cushion scale at Mount Ainslie

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Identification history

Icerya sp. (genus)	5 Jul 2024	MichaelMulvaney
Icerya sp. (genus)	15 May 2024	pmillsApio87
Icerya purchasi	27 Apr 2024	WendyEM
Monophlebulus sp. (genus)	25 Apr 2024	CarbonAI
Icerya purchasi	25 Apr 2024	Hejor1

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2 comments

WendyEM wrote:

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.

pmillsApio87 wrote:

15 May 2024

Looks parasitised. Can't go further than genus based on the image supplied.

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

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size
False Insect on a flower

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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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania