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Cychramptodes murrayi

Wattle tick scale predator at Cook, ACT

Cychramptodes murrayi at Cook, ACT - 18 Apr 2018
Cychramptodes murrayi at Cook, ACT - 18 Apr 2018
Cychramptodes murrayi at Cook, ACT - 18 Apr 2018
Cychramptodes murrayi at Cook, ACT - 18 Apr 2018
Cychramptodes murrayi at Cook, ACT - 18 Apr 2018
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Identification history

Cychramptodes murrayi 18 Apr 2018 KimPullen
Cychramptodes murrayi 18 Apr 2018 CathB

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I found a wattle with tick scale, and there was the beetle! Only saw them closed up, but everything seems to fit.

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KimPullen wrote:
   19 Apr 2018
Great that you got the beetles together with their prey!
RogerF wrote:
   20 Apr 2018
Hi Cath, Can you contact me re this image, Roger. r.farrow@iimetro.com.au

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  • 4 - 15 Abundance
  • 18 Apr 2018 04:37 PM Recorded on
  • CathB Recorded by

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  • Acacia implexa Associated plant
  • Less than 5mm Animal size

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