Gumtree scale at Campbell, ACT
Identification history
| Acanthococcus confusus | 16 Dec 2025 | pmillsApio87 | ||
| Acanthococcus confusus | 23 Nov 2025 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Eriococcus coriaceus | 22 Nov 2025 | AlisonMilton |
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pmillsApio87
wrote:
16 Dec 2025
Species has been transferred to a different genus: *Acanthococcus* (https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/fafc72df-a8ba-4f84-ba3c-22374cbe0f83).
Location information
- Coordinates 149.152885-35.278158
- Altitude 637.2m
- Maps Mount Ainslie
- Places Campbell, ACT
Sighting information
- 101 - 1,000 Abundance
- 18 Nov 2025 12:24 PM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
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Collections
AlisonMilton NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Eriococcus confusus Scale insects & mealybugs (Hemiptera, Coccoidea) Insects
Additional information
- Eucalyptus Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Acanthococcus confusus Scientific name
- Gumtree scale Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 713.7m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Eriococcus confusus
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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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