Unidentified felted scale at Aranda, ACT
Identification history
| Eriococcidae sp. (family) | 2 May 2025 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Eriococcidae sp. (family) | 6 Dec 2024 | pmillsApio87 | ||
| Monophlebulus sp. (genus) | 17 May 2024 | CarbonAI | ||
| Acanthococcus confusus | 17 May 2024 | KMcCue |
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User's notes
A better photo than previous ones. I hope they don't damage the tree too much, can they kill a tree?
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pmillsApio87
wrote:
6 Dec 2024
They usually don't kill the trees as other animals (wasps, flies, birds) tend to control their populations.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.081756-35.257400
- Altitude 633.9m
- Places Aranda, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 10 May 2024 02:33 PM Recorded on
- KMcCue Recorded by
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Collections
KMcCue NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Eriococcidae sp. (family) Scale insects & mealybugs (Hemiptera, Coccoidea) Insects
Additional information
- Possibly a Broad-leafed Peppermint Associated plant
- meat ant Associated animal
- Less than 5mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Eriococcidae sp. (family) Scientific name
- Unidentified felted scale Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 652.8m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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