Monophlebulus sp.
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.
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.
Lat: -27.46, Long: 152.98
Spotted on Oct 13, 2010
Submitted on Sep 14, 2011
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