Coccidae sp. (family)
Unidentified coccid scale insect at Macquarie, ACT
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| Coccidae sp. (family) | MichaelMulvaney | 2 May 2025 | |
| Coccidae sp. (family) | pmillsApio87 | 6 Dec 2024 | |
| Monophlebulus sp. (genus) | CarbonAI | 3 Nov 2024 | |
| Coccidae sp. (family) | MikiDee | 3 Nov 2024 |
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User's notes
This is either P. corni (European fruit lecanium) or Perscicae. Host plant is a forest pansy. Scale appears dormant. Crawlers released. Open to suggestions
2 comments
3 Nov 2024
Observing these over a period of months, they’ve never displayed white wax, or congregated together, therefore I don’t think they are giant snowball mealybug. They also seem to display different behaviour and distribution, are much bigger than the giant snowball mealybug and are more consistent with the type of scale I identified, but thanks for the suggestion. Keen for a mod to weigh in as it would be good to know exactly what this is.
6 Dec 2024
Looks like a soft scale (Coccidae). Definitely not monophlebids/giant snowball scale insects (which are not true mealybugs).
Location information
- Coordinates 149.066331-35.253756
- Altitude 605.2m
- Places Macquarie, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 23 Oct 2024 08:57 AM Recorded on
- MikiDee Recorded by
- Other activity Insect behaviour on flower
- Breeding behaviour
- Forest Pansy (judas tree) Associated plant
- Female Gender
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- MikiDee NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Coccidae sp. (family) Scale insects & mealybugs (Hemiptera, Coccoidea) Insects
Species information
- Coccidae sp. (family) Scientific name
- Unidentified coccid scale insect Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 729.2m Recorded at altitude
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