Acanthococcus coriaceus
Gum Tree Scale at Ainslie, ACT
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| Acanthococcus coriaceus | MichaelMulvaney | 17 Dec 2025 | ||
| Acanthococcus coriaceus | pmillsApio87 | 16 Dec 2025 | ||
| Eriococcus coriaceus | MichaelMulvaney | 27 Nov 2025 | ||
| Eriococcus coriaceus | Hejor1 | 17 Nov 2025 |
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16 Dec 2025
Species has been transferred to a different genus: *Acanthococcus* (https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/0a1a6582-d994-43c5-9b5d-70ba6c1943f7).
Location information
- Coordinates 149.147261-35.273681
- Altitude 615.4m
- Places Ainslie, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 16 Nov 2025 03:33 PM Recorded on
- Hejor1 Recorded by
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Collections
- Hejor1 NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Acanthococcus coriaceus Scale insects & mealybugs (Hemiptera, Coccoidea) Insects
Species information
- Acanthococcus coriaceus Scientific name
- Gum Tree Scale Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 714.82m Recorded at altitude
Record quality
Quality score
4 / 7
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