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Giant mealybug
Monophlebulus sp.
-27.4585, 152.977
Field Notes
Description:
Giant Coccid, or Mealybug. Mature adult stage.
When this bug is younger, it is covered with a mass of cottony white fluff which falls off as it ages.
Habitat:
Dry scherlophyll forest - mostly on small eucalypts. Very abundant on the western side of Mt Coot-tha, along the flat part of the Jacksonia trail towards Gap Creek picnic area.
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedSeptember 14, 2011
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