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Scale insects & mealybugs (Hemiptera, Coccoidea)

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Scale insects & mealybugs (Hemiptera, Coccoidea)

Featured sightings

Apiomorpha sp. (genus) (A gall forming scale) at Kambah, ACT - 30 Jun 2025 by Heinol

Callipappus sp. (genus) (Mealybug, Bird of Paradise fly) at Krawarree, NSW - 16 Apr 2025 by amarsh

Callipappus sp. (genus) (Mealybug, Bird of Paradise fly) at Bundanoon, NSW - 14 May 2022 by Aussiegall

Apiomorpha sp. (genus) (A gall forming scale) at Theodore, ACT - 28 Apr 2021 by AlisonMilton

Apiomorpha urnalis (A scale forming an urn shaped gall on eucalypts) at Michelago, NSW - 30 Mar 2019 by Illilanga

Latest sightings

Monophlebulus sp. (genus) at Mount Buffalo, VIC - 16 Dec 2025 by Hejor1

Acanthococcus confusus (Gumtree scale) at Bredbo, NSW - 12 Dec 2025 by AlisonMilton

Acanthococcus coriaceus (Gum Tree Scale) at Holbrook, NSW - 14 Dec 2025 by Hejor1

Pseudococcidae sp. (family) (A mealybug) at Lyons, ACT - 13 Dec 2025 by ran452

Lepidosaphes sp. (genus) (Mussel scale) at Kambah, ACT - 12 Dec 2025 by HelenCross

Icerya acaciae (Acacia mealy bug) at Bruce, ACT - 3 Dec 2025 by AlisonMilton

Icerya acaciae (Acacia mealy bug) at Bruce, ACT - 3 Dec 2025 by AlisonMilton

Melanococcus albizziae (Acacia Mealybug) at Bruce, ACT - 3 Dec 2025 by AlisonMilton

Eriococcidae sp. (family) (Unidentified felted scale) at Hawker, ACT - 4 Dec 2025 by AlisonMilton

Apiomorpha sp. (genus) (A gall forming scale) at Queanbeyan West, NSW - 23 Nov 2025 by Paul4K

Acanthococcus coriaceus (Gum Tree Scale) at Gungahlin, ACT - 24 Nov 2025 by AlisonMilton

Acanthococcus coriaceus (Gum Tree Scale) at Gungahlin, ACT - 24 Nov 2025 by AlisonMilton

Acanthococcus coriaceus (Gum Tree Scale) at Campbell, ACT - 19 Nov 2025 by AlisonMilton

Acanthococcus coriaceus (Gum Tree Scale) at Campbell, ACT - 19 Nov 2025 by AlisonMilton

Acanthococcus confusus (Gumtree scale) at Campbell, ACT - 18 Nov 2025 by AlisonMilton

Monophlebulus sp. (genus) (Giant Snowball Mealybug) at Campbell, ACT - 19 Nov 2025 by AlisonMilton

Monophlebulus sp. (genus) (Giant Snowball Mealybug) at Campbell, ACT - 19 Nov 2025 by AlisonMilton

Acanthococcus confusus (Gumtree scale) at Campbell, ACT - 18 Nov 2025 by AlisonMilton

Coccoidea (superfamily) at Strathnairn, ACT - 19 Nov 2025 by TimL

Monophlebulus sp. (genus) (Giant Snowball Mealybug) at Campbell, ACT - 18 Nov 2025 by Hejor1

Coccidae sp. (family) (Unidentified coccid scale insect) at Campbell, ACT - 18 Nov 2025 by Hejor1

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Hejor1 wrote:

Yesterday

@pmillsApio87 unfortunately I don't know, but thank you

Apiomorpha sp. (genus)

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

Yesterday

Thanks Penny

Pseudococcidae sp. (family)

pmillsApio87 wrote:

16 Dec 2025

Unsure whether this is a felt scale or mealybug; they can look similar during this stage of life.

Pseudococcidae sp. (family)

pmillsApio87 wrote:

16 Dec 2025

@Hejor1 do you know the species of *Eucalyptus* you found the gall on? This is useful to include for when the group is revised because some species might be specific to different hosts.

Apiomorpha sp. (genus)

pmillsApio87 wrote:

16 Dec 2025

Species has been transferred to a different genus: *Acanthococcus* (https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/0a1a6582-d994-43c5-9b5d-70ba6c1943f7).

Acanthococcus coriaceus

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