Insects
Scale insects & mealybugs (Hemiptera, Coccoidea)
Lepidosaphes sp. (genus)

Lepidosaphes sp. (genus) (Mussel scale)

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There are about 150 Lepidosaphes species. A well known cosmopolitan pest species is Lepidosaphes ulmi, the Apple Mussel Scale. Large infestations can kill branches of the host plant.

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Lepidosaphes sp. (genus) (Mussel scale) at Kambah, ACT - 12 Dec 2025 by HelenCross

Lepidosaphes sp. (genus)

Lepidosaphes sp. (genus) (Mussel scale) at Pollinator-friendly garden Conder - 23 Sep 2023 by MichaelBedingfield

Lepidosaphes sp. (genus)

Lepidosaphes sp. (genus) (Mussel scale) at Hawker, ACT - 1 Oct 2019 by AlisonMilton

Lepidosaphes sp. (genus)

Lepidosaphes sp. (genus) (Mussel scale) at Paddys River, ACT - 16 Sep 2018 by MichaelBedingfield

Lepidosaphes sp. (genus)

Lepidosaphes sp. (genus) (Mussel scale) at Kambah, ACT - 12 Dec 2025 by HelenCross
Lepidosaphes sp. (genus) (Mussel scale) at Pollinator-friendly garden Conder - 23 Sep 2023 by MichaelBedingfield
Lepidosaphes sp. (genus) (Mussel scale) at Hawker, ACT - 1 Oct 2019 by AlisonMilton
Lepidosaphes sp. (genus) (Mussel scale) at Paddys River, ACT - 16 Sep 2018 by MichaelBedingfield
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