Icerya purchasi

Cottony cushion scale at Acton, ACT

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Identification history

Icerya purchasi	6 Dec 2024	pmillsApio87
Icerya purchasi	4 Dec 2024	MichaelBedingfield
Monophlebulus sp. (genus)	4 Dec 2024	CarbonAI
Icerya purchasi	4 Dec 2024	TimL

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The images show a scale insect with live pink-coloured young emerging from within the scale. Beneath the scale insect there's an immature green lacewing complete with debris on its back, waiting patiently for a passing meal. The lacewing is shown in following sighting 4624590.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.107703 -35.275727
Altitude 635.3m
Maps ANBG
Places Acton, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
29 Nov 2024 12:21 PM Recorded on
TimL Recorded by
Collections
Insects Scale insects & mealybugs (Hemiptera, Coccoidea) TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size
Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

Icerya purchasi Scientific name
Cottony cushion scale Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 778m Recorded at altitude
74 images trained Machine learning
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More than one media file
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Nearby sighting(s) of same species
GPS evidence of location
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Additional attributes

Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania