Melanococcus sp. (genus)

A mealy bug at Jerrabomberra, NSW

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.217941-35.379481
• Places Jerrabomberra, NSW

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 9 Nov 2024 12:25 PM Recorded on
• DianneClarke Recorded by

• Collections

  Scale insects & mealybugs (Hemiptera, Coccoidea) Insects DianneClarke Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

• Acacia Associated plant
• There are a couple of insects - bottom right side of the scale in the 1st photo and one on the front left hand side of the insect a leaf to the top left in the 2nd photo. Is this the insect inside the scale? Associated animal
• 5mm to 12mm Animal size
• Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

• Melanococcus sp. (genus) Scientific name
• A mealy bug Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 685.08m Recorded at altitude
• Machine learning
• External link More information

Record quality

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• More than one media file
• Verified by an expert moderator
• Nearby sighting(s) of same species
• GPS evidence of location
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