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Four-horned gumtree gall
Apiomorpha munita
-37.8786, 145.252
Field Notes
Description:
Pic 1 shows a female gall with four winged horns. The gall was semi dry and still had a thin waxy coating. On a neighbouring branch were clusters of similar galls (Pics 2 & 3). Pic 3 shows a female gall with small short tubular male galls on it. The male galls have apical holes thorugh which the adult insect would have emerged.
Habitat:
Spotted on a eucalyptus tree (pic 4) near a lake in a reserve.
Notes:
These galls were formed by a gall forming scale insect Apiomorpha of the Eriococcidae family.
Reference Links:
Four-horned Gumtree Gall - Apiomorpha munita
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedSeptember 26, 2014
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