Cottony cushion scale at Capalaba, QLD
Identification history
| Icerya purchasi | 30 Apr 2025 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Icerya purchasi | 6 Feb 2024 | TimL |
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User's notes
The white grooved egg sac had what appeared to be four newly hatched nymphs on the surface. These are shown in following sighting 4550944.
1 comment
MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
30 Apr 2025
Yes Tim they are newly hatched nymphs of the cottony cushion scale
Location information
- Coordinates 153.216700-27.548170
- Altitude 35.4m
- Places Capalaba, QLD
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 4 Feb 2024 11:20 AM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
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Collections
TimL NatureMapr Greater Brisbane Scale insects & mealybugs (Hemiptera, Coccoidea) Insects Icerya purchasi
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Icerya purchasi Scientific name
- Cottony cushion scale Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 778m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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