Eucalyptus insect gall

Kambah, ACT

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Identification history

	Eucalyptus insect gall	4 Feb 2025	MichaelMulvaney
	Unverified	3 Feb 2025	gwen

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We came across three ball-like clusters on gum leaves, later we came across those clusters of caterpillar-like insects on gum leaves and thought they might be related.

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MichaelMulvaney wrote:

4 Feb 2025

The last two images are of sawfly larvae and unrelated to the galls in the first two images which may have been caused by a midge (or other fly) wasp, scale insect or other gall forming species

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Location information

Coordinates 148.888411 -35.432811
Altitude 1317.1m
Maps Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
Places Kambah, ACT

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
31 Jan 2025 12:15 PM Recorded on
gwen Recorded by
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gwen NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Eucalyptus Galls Unidentified Insect Galls Insects

Additional information

gum leaves Associated plant
5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

Eucalyptus insect gall Scientific name
Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1317.1m Recorded at altitude
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