Coccoidea (superfamily)
Mealy bug or scale insect at Aranda, ACT
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| Coccoidea (superfamily) | MichaelMulvaney | 24 Sep 2025 | |
| Monophlebulus sp. (genus) | CarbonAI | 14 Sep 2024 | |
| Coccoidea (superfamily) | CathB | 14 Sep 2024 |
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I collected this from a tree trunk so I could photograph the underside. After a few days in a closed container with no food, it had produced a long tail of fluff.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.080763-35.268871
- Maps Aranda Bushland
- Places Aranda, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 9 Sep 2024 09:07 AM Recorded on
- CathB Recorded by
- Eucalypt trunk Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- CathB NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Coccoidea (superfamily) Scale insects & mealybugs (Hemiptera, Coccoidea) Insects
Species information
- Coccoidea (superfamily) Scientific name
- Mealy bug or scale insect Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1338.2m Recorded at altitude
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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