Woodlands Historic Park Insects

Black Scale (Parasaissetia nigra) on Wedge Leaf Hop Bush at Woodlands Historic Park
Black Scale on Wedge Leaf Hop Bush, mid Jan. This species is not native, but has been found all over the world on plants in 95 families (Scalenet). It is not common in the park but a few have also been seen on a Mistletoe.

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 Coccidae - Tortoise scales, 86 named species in Australia
Genus Parasaissetia
Species Parasaissetia nigra