Coccoidea (superfamily)

Mealy bug or scale insect at Cook, ACT

Coccoidea (superfamily) at Cook, ACT - 21 Nov 2020
Coccoidea (superfamily) at Cook, ACT - 21 Nov 2020
Coccoidea (superfamily) at Cook, ACT - 21 Nov 2020
Coccoidea (superfamily) at Cook, ACT - 21 Nov 2020
Coccoidea (superfamily) at Cook, ACT - 21 Nov 2020
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Identification history

Fulgoroidea sp. (superfamily) 28 Sep 2023 pmillsApio87
Coccoidea (superfamily) 25 Feb 2021 KimPullen
Eriococcidae sp. (family) 13 Feb 2021 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 28 Nov 2020 CathB

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pmillsApio87 wrote:
   28 Sep 2023
Not a scale insect (distinct eyes and wrong type of legs). Looks like a planthopper nymph.

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Location information

Sighting information

  • 101 - 1,000 Abundance
  • 21 Nov 2020 06:10 AM Recorded on
  • CathB Recorded by

Additional information

  • Eucalyptus rubida Associated plant
  • Papyrius nitidus Associated Insect
  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size

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