Cryptes baccatus
Wattle Tick Scale at West Wodonga, VIC
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| Cryptes baccatus | MichaelMulvaney | 14 Sep 2025 | |
| Cryptes baccatus | KylieWaldon | 13 Sep 2025 |
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I've heard about these scale but never seen them before. This very tall wattle (5M+) had them all over the upper branches. The wattle is under towering gum trees in the creek. They were really thick on the branches.
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Location information
- Coordinates 146.853671-36.111544
- Places West Wodonga, VIC
Sighting information
- 1000 Abundance
- 11 Sep 2025 11:45 AM Recorded on
- KylieWaldon Recorded by
- blackwood wattle Associated plant
- ants, other insects Associated animal
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- KylieWaldon NatureMapr Albury, Wodonga Cryptes baccatus Scale insects & mealybugs (Hemiptera, Coccoidea) Insects
Species information
- Cryptes baccatus Scientific name
- Wattle Tick Scale Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 878.03m Recorded at altitude
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