Woodlands Historic Park Insects

White Gum Tree Scale(Acanthococcus confusus) on Red Gum stem at Woodlands Historic Park
White Gum Tree Scale on Manna Gum stem, early Dec. Also likely to be found on Red gum. Each scale about 3mm diameter.

Classification

from Australian Faunal Directory

Order Hemiptera - bugs, hoppers and scale insects
Suborder Sternorrhyncha - Plant-parasitic bugs, 1562 named species in Australia
Superfamily Coccoidea - Scale Insects, 853 named species in Australia
Family Eriococcidae - Felt scales, 186 named species in Australia
Genus Acanthococcus
Species Acanthococcus confusus