Oak Aphid at Curtin, ACT
Identification history
| Myzocallis (genus) | 2 Jun 2025 | MichaelMulvaney |
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Sulphur Crested Cockatoo's biting off leaves or small branchlets and then pulling leaves through their beak, it what looks like a licking of the aphid and their secretions. Feeding occurs over many days, by up to ten Cockatoos with much pruning of leaves. Crimson Rosella also observed doing the same but not as regularly
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MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
4 Jun 2025
Also saw today 4 June 2025, Eastern Rosellas using similar method of feeding on aphids and their excrement and also Noisy Miners using different feeding technique of picking off individual aphids.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.077538-35.327473
- Places Curtin, ACT
Sighting information
- 1,001 - 10,000 Abundance
- 1 Jun 2025 02:08 PM Recorded on
- MichaelMulvaney Recorded by
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Collections
MichaelMulvaney NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Psyllids, lerps, aphids & whiteflies (Hemiptera, several families) Insects Myzocallis (genus)
Additional information
- Quercus robur Associated plant
- Sulphur Crested Cockatoo Associated animal
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Species information
- Myzocallis (genus) Scientific name
- Oak Aphid Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Medium weed or pest
- Up to 638m Recorded at altitude
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