Feeds on many different plants and can become a minor pest. The tiny white nymphs (immatures) carry a vertical plume of waxy filaments on their rear ends and are called 'fluffybums'. The family is Ricaniidae.
Scolypopa australis is listed in the following regions:
Canberra & Southern Tablelands | Southern Highlands | Albury, Wodonga | South Coast | Greater Brisbane
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