Apiomorpha sp. (genus)
1 A gall forming scale at Aranda, ACT
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| Apiomorpha spinifer | pmillsApio87 | 6 Dec 2024 | |
| Apiomorpha sp. (genus) | MichaelMulvaney | 25 Aug 2024 | |
| Monophlebulus sp. (genus) | CarbonAI | 25 Aug 2024 | |
| Apiomorpha sp. (genus) | CathB | 25 Aug 2024 |
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User's notes
Same gall shown in sighting 4572813. The ant was repeatedly tapping and stroking the gall with its antennae.
3 comments
6 Dec 2024
Ants gently "tickle" scale insects with their antennae to encourage the insects to produce a droplet of honeydew.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.081447-35.269848
- Maps Aranda Bushland
- Places Aranda, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 20 Aug 2024 03:54 PM Recorded on
- CathB Recorded by
- Eucalyptus ?blakelyi Associated plant
- Camponotus suffusus Associated animal
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Apiomorpha sp. (genus) Scale insects & mealybugs (Hemiptera, Coccoidea) Insects
Species information
- Apiomorpha sp. (genus) Scientific name
- A gall forming scale Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 841.98m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
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5 / 7
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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