Unidentified sugary lerp at Cook, ACT
Identification history
| Glycaspis sp. (genus) | 8 Jan 2026 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Glycaspis sp. (genus) | 6 Jan 2026 | Heinol |
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Heinol
wrote:
6 Jan 2026
I was looking for a particular eucalypt leaf fungus when I saw these, arranged along the leaf veins. Roger Farrow’s ‘Insects of South-eastern Australia’ (page 110) suggests that these are early instars of a species of Glycaspis, with yellow eggs also present. However, most of the eggs show splitting and must have hatched, so mostly these would be just the shells of eggs.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.076111-35.267778
- Maps Aranda Bushland
- Places Cook, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 26 Dec 2025 04:10 PM Recorded on
- Heinol Recorded by
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Collections
Heinol NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Glycaspis sp. (genus) Psyllids, lerps, aphids & whiteflies (Hemiptera, several families) Insects
Additional information
- eucalypt Associated plant
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Species information
- Glycaspis sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Unidentified sugary lerp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Minor weed or pest
- Up to 2896.3m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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