Cottony cushion scale at Mount Ainslie
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.
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
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Hejor1 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Icerya sp. (genus) Scale insects & mealybugs (Hemiptera, Coccoidea) Insects
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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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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