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Cychramptodes murrayi

Cychramptodes murrayi (Wattle tick scale predator)

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Family Nitidulidae. The larvae of this small beetle predate female Wattle tick scale insects (Cryptes baccatus) and their brood, eating the scale from the inside out. The adult beetles feed on honeydew excreted by the same scale insect. Their shape protects them, in turn, from being predated by ants, which are also usually present at honeydew.

Cychramptodes murrayi is listed in the following regions:

Canberra & Southern Tablelands

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Cychramptodes murrayi (Wattle tick scale predator) at Melba, ACT - 2 Apr 2025 by kasiaaus
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Cychramptodes murrayi (Wattle tick scale predator) at Melba, ACT - 22 Feb 2025 by kasiaaus
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Cychramptodes murrayi (Wattle tick scale predator) at Melba, ACT - 14 Jan 2025 by kasiaaus
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Cychramptodes murrayi (Wattle tick scale predator) at Melba, ACT - 23 Nov 2024 by kasiaaus
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Cychramptodes murrayi (Wattle tick scale predator) at Melba, ACT - 7 Mar 2021 by kasiaaus
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Cychramptodes murrayi (Wattle tick scale predator) at Cook, ACT - 18 Apr 2018 by CathB
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Cychramptodes murrayi (Wattle tick scale predator) at Cook, ACT - 13 Apr 2018 by CathB
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Cychramptodes murrayi (Wattle tick scale predator) at Melba, ACT - 2 Apr 2025 by kasiaaus
Cychramptodes murrayi (Wattle tick scale predator) at Melba, ACT - 22 Feb 2025 by kasiaaus
Cychramptodes murrayi (Wattle tick scale predator) at Melba, ACT - 14 Jan 2025 by kasiaaus
Cychramptodes murrayi (Wattle tick scale predator) at Melba, ACT - 23 Nov 2024 by kasiaaus
Cychramptodes murrayi (Wattle tick scale predator) at Melba, ACT - 7 Mar 2021 by kasiaaus
Cychramptodes murrayi (Wattle tick scale predator) at Cook, ACT - 18 Apr 2018 by CathB
Cychramptodes murrayi (Wattle tick scale predator) at Cook, ACT - 13 Apr 2018 by CathB
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