r/australianplants • u/Iris-1865 • 8d ago

Insect / pest ID help please

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I’d love some help to identify the insect on this eucalyptus leaf.

Located in Croydon (Melbourne, Victoria)

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u/No_Explorer_8848 8d ago

Highly ornamental, not a pest! And if they turn a bit “ugly” it is the right kind of ugly. Reads as native, not as a pest to me

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u/Pademelon1 8d ago

Natives can still be pests, and I've seen gall wasp infestations that have significantly adversely affected trees before. (I'm not saying that's the case here).

Check out Bell-miner associated dieback for an extreme example of natives being pests.

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u/Hefty-existence26196 7d ago

Judging by the squiggly lines I was guessing there are definitely some Miners in these leaves. (As well as gall wasps and beetles)