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Icerya acaciae

Acacia mealy bug at Nicholls, ACT

Icerya acaciae at Nicholls, ACT - 4 Jun 2023
Icerya acaciae at Nicholls, ACT - 4 Jun 2023
Icerya acaciae at Nicholls, ACT - 4 Jun 2023
Icerya acaciae at Nicholls, ACT - 4 Jun 2023
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Identification history

Coccoidea (superfamily) 28 Sep 2023 pmillsApio87
Icerya acaciae 9 Jun 2023 MichaelMulvaney
Monophlebulus sp. (genus) 4 Jun 2023 CarbonAI
Monophlebulus sp. (genus) 4 Jun 2023 Hejor1

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1 comment

pmillsApio87 wrote:
   10 Jul 2023
Doesn't quite look right for *Icerya acaciae*. It might be from the pseudococcid genus *Epicoccus* (which also occurs on *Acacia*.

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Additional information

  • 25mm to 50mm Animal size
  • False Pollinator Insect on Flower

Species information

  • Icerya acaciae Scientific name
  • Acacia mealy bug Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 687.1m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • External link More information
  • Synonyms

    Auloicerya acaciae

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