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Callococcus leptospermi
Each about 10 to 12 mm wide, these white balls of whipped fluff covered most branches of this Leptospermum bush.
Spotted on a Tea-tree in a nature reserve
I think these are soft scales. The white balls might contain eggs. Family: Coccidae
Spotted on Nov 21, 2013
Submitted on Jan 4, 2014
2 Comments
I am glad you think these are scale insects, Martin. I agree there's no information on them - all I see is the fluted Icerya species. these are really interesting..
Why are there no images of these to be found when they are really quite common? I agree they are probably scales but no idea which.