Acizzia uncatoides

Acizzia uncatoides is a species of psyllid native to Australia where it feeds primarily on Acacia (especially Acacia melanoxylon) and some Albizia species. It is present in many parts of the world where it infests these plant species, presumably introduced with the plants. It is not generally regarded as a pest species although it can proliferate to high numbers. Generalist psyllid predators also feed on this species.

Acizzia uncatoides
Acizzia uncatoides adults and nymphs showing sugars and sooty mould
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A. uncatoides
Binomial name
Acizzia uncatoides
Ferris & Klyver, 1932

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