1 A gall forming scale at Aranda, ACT
Identification history
| Apiomorpha spinifer | 6 Dec 2024 | pmillsApio87 | ||
| Apiomorpha sp. (genus) | 25 Aug 2024 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Monophlebulus sp. (genus) | 25 Aug 2024 | CarbonAI | ||
| Apiomorpha sp. (genus) | 25 Aug 2024 | CathB |
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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
pmillsApio87
wrote:
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
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Collections
CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Apiomorpha sp. (genus) Scale insects & mealybugs (Hemiptera, Coccoidea) Insects
Additional information
- Eucalyptus ?blakelyi Associated plant
- Camponotus suffusus Associated animal
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
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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- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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