Sighting 4392163
A Gall Midge at Hawker, ACT
Identification history
| Austroacacidiplosis botrycephalae | 13 Sep 2021 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unidentified | 11 Sep 2021 | sangio7 |
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User's notes
An apparent infestation of some kind on a small (~40 cm tall) wattle which would appear to be Acacia mearnsii.
The infestation is similar to Austrochardia acaciae (Red Mulga Lerp) which is found on Mulga (Acacia aneura).
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.035067-35.256617
- Altitude 668.0m
- Maps The Pinnacle
- Places Hawker, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 11 Sep 2021 02:40 PM Recorded on
- sangio7 Recorded by
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Collections
Insects True flies (Diptera) Crane flies, midges, mosquitoes & gnats (several families) sangio7 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- Acacia mearnsii (?) Associated plant
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Species information
- Austroacacidiplosis botrycephalae Scientific name
- A Gall Midge Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 849m Recorded at altitude
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