A mealybug at Ainslie, ACT
Identification history
| Coccoidea (superfamily) | 16 Dec 2025 | pmillsApio87 | ||
| Pseudococcidae sp. (family) | 27 Nov 2025 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Eriococcidae sp. (family) | 16 Nov 2025 | Hejor1 |
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pmillsApio87
wrote:
16 Dec 2025
Unsure whether this is a felt scale or mealybug; they can look similar during this stage of life.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.148586-35.273156
- Altitude 624.1m
- Maps Mount Ainslie
- Places Ainslie, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 16 Nov 2025 04:21 PM Recorded on
- Hejor1 Recorded by
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Hejor1 NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Scale insects & mealybugs (Hemiptera, Coccoidea) Insects Pseudococcidae sp. (family)
Additional information
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Species information
- Pseudococcidae sp. (family) Scientific name
- A mealybug Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 6069.1m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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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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