Scale insects & mealybugs (Hemiptera, Coccoidea)

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Scale insects & mealybugs (Hemiptera, Coccoidea)

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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

Coccoidea (superfamily) at Casey, ACT - 14 Feb 2026 by Hejor1

Icerya acaciae (Acacia mealy bug) at Forde, ACT - 10 Feb 2026 by Miranda

Acanthococcus confusus (Gumtree scale) at Holt, ACT - 6 Feb 2026 by AlisonMilton

Apiomorpha sp. (genus) at Tharwa, ACT - 1 Feb 2026 by AlisonMilton

Acanthococcus confusus at Tharwa, ACT - 1 Feb 2026 by AlisonMilton

Coccus hesperidum (Brown Soft Scale) at Higgins, ACT - 26 Jan 2026 by AlisonMilton

Acanthococcus confusus at Higgins, ACT - 26 Jan 2026 by AlisonMilton

Acanthococcus confusus (Gumtree scale) at Higgins, ACT - 26 Jan 2026 by AlisonMilton

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Heinol wrote:

24 Feb 2026

Perhaps Apiomorpha pharetrata. Check this site: https://southernforestlife.net/happenings/2024/galls-a-home-you-can-eat

Apiomorpha sp. (genus)

Heinol wrote:

24 Feb 2026

Perhaps Apiomorpha pharetrata. Check this site: https://southernforestlife.net/happenings/2024/galls-a-home-you-can-eat

Apiomorpha sp. (genus)

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

30 Dec 2025

No the females develop their own galls but I am unsure what you should be looking for

Apiomorpha sp. (genus)

Hejor1 wrote:

17 Dec 2025

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

Apiomorpha sp. (genus)

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

17 Dec 2025

Thanks Penny

Pseudococcidae sp. (family)

Significant sightings

Callipappus australis at Ulladulla, NSW

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Scale insects & mealybugs (Hemiptera, Coccoidea)

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