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Unidentified at suppressed - 1 Dec 2023
Unidentified at suppressed - 1 Dec 2023
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Ceroplastes rubens 2 Dec 2023 AlisonMilton
Unidentified 2 Dec 2023 KylieWaldon

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there were 250 on one leaf on one gum tree sapling, and then about 100m away, another leaf on a different gum also had around 250 on it. Never seen these before. Look like flowers. or fungi. But are they some kind of insect 'egg'?

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AlisonMilton wrote:
   2 Dec 2023
Hi Kylie, I've not seen these before either, but I suspect some sort of gall.
AlisonMilton wrote:
   2 Dec 2023
A Google image search suggests the gall Ceroplastes sp.
KylieWaldon wrote:
   2 Dec 2023
wow. thanks Alison. I tried the internet and got nothing! :) They were really mauvy purple in colour.
AlisonMilton wrote:
   2 Dec 2023
Did you know you can drag an image onto Google to do an image search? On a new page, select Image from the top right-hand corner next to the maps icon.
KylieWaldon wrote:
   2 Dec 2023
No! I didn't know that! I will test that out. Saves having to type in the correct keywords. TYVM
AlisonMilton wrote:
   2 Dec 2023
I don't type in correct words if I can copy and paste...

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Sighting information

  • 500 Abundance
  • 1 Dec 2023 07:39 AM Recorded on
  • KylieWaldon Recorded by

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  • gum tree Associated plant
  • Less than 5mm Animal size
  • Alive / healthy Animal health

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