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Giant snowball mealy bug - (Monophlebulus sp) At last some arthropods. I wonder if these overwinter.<br /> Might be Monophlebulus pilosior.<br /> About 19mm long on a very small Eucalyptus obliqua. Australia,ChurchillNP,Geotagged,Winter Click/tap to enlarge

Giant snowball mealy bug - (Monophlebulus sp)

At last some arthropods. I wonder if these overwinter.
Might be Monophlebulus pilosior.
About 19mm long on a very small Eucalyptus obliqua.

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Uploaded Aug 30, 2016. Captured Aug 27, 2016 15:29 in Channel Track, Lysterfield South VIC 3156, Australia.
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  • EX-Z2000
  • f/3.4
  • 1/125s
  • ISO64
  • 8.46mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.