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Scale insects & mealybugs (Hemiptera, Coccoidea)

Scale insects & mealybugs (Hemiptera, Coccoidea)

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Scale insects & mealybugs (Hemiptera, Coccoidea)

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Icerya purchasi (Cottony cushion scale) at Acton, ACT by TimL
Eriococcus confusus (Gumtree scale) at Campbell, ACT by Hejor1
Eriococcus confusus at Nicholls, ACT by AlisonMilton
Eriococcus coriaceus at Nicholls, ACT by AlisonMilton
Eriococcus coriaceus at Nicholls, ACT by AlisonMilton
Melanococcus albizziae (Acacia Mealybug) at Melba, ACT by kasiaaus

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Hejor1 wrote:
8 Dec 2024
@pmillsApio87 a eucalyptus sp but I don't know species.
Coccidae sp. (family)
pmillsApio87 wrote:
6 Dec 2024
@Hejor1 not hatched; they've been preyed upon (most likely birds).
Eriococcidae sp. (family)
pmillsApio87 wrote:
6 Dec 2024
Looks like a soft scale (Coccidae). Definitely not monophlebids/giant snowball scale insects (which are not true mealybugs).
Coccidae sp. (family)
pmillsApio87 wrote:
6 Dec 2024
Possibly mealybugs (Pseudococcidae) but would need to see the specimens for a more definitive id.
Coccoidea (superfamily)
pmillsApio87 wrote:
6 Dec 2024
These are lac scales: Kerriidae
Coccidae sp. (family)

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Eriococcus confusus at Campbell, ACT

Eriococcus confusus

Eriococcus coriaceus

Eriococcus coriaceus

Eriococcus confusus at Campbell, ACT

Icerya purchasi at Acton, ACT

Melanococcus albizziae at Melba, ACT

Icerya purchasi at Acton, ACT

Monophlebulus sp. (genus) at Acton, ACT

Icerya purchasi at Acton, ACT

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