Gum Tree Scale at Campbell, ACT
Identification history
| Acanthococcus coriaceus | 16 Dec 2025 | pmillsApio87 | ||
| Eriococcus coriaceus | 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/0a1a6582-d994-43c5-9b5d-70ba6c1943f7).
Location information
- Coordinates 149.151530-35.294452
- Altitude 608.5m
- Maps Mount Pleasant Mount Ainslie to Black Mountain
- Places Campbell, ACT
Sighting information
- 101 - 1,000 Abundance
- 19 Nov 2025 10:59 AM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
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AlisonMilton NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Acanthococcus coriaceus Scale insects & mealybugs (Hemiptera, Coccoidea) Insects
Additional information
- Eucalyptus Associated plant
- tended by ants Associated animal
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
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
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- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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