Dactylopius austrinus

TaxID: 308525

Basic Information

Dactylopius austrinus

Tiger Pear Cochineal

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Arthropoda

Insecta

Hemiptera

Dactylopiidae

Dactylopius

austrinus

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Photos (4 photos)

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Morphological Features

First-instar larvae (crawlers) of Dactylopius austrinus develop long wax filaments on the dorsal surface of the body, which reduce terminal velocity in air and enhance wind dispersal.

Source: GBIF Life Stage: Larva Source Type: Scholarly article
Citation:

V. C. MOW, B. H. GUNN, G. H. WALTER. 1982. Wind dispersal and settling of first‐instar crawlers of the cochineal insect
<i>Dactylopius austrinus</i>
(Homoptera: Coccoidea: Dactylopiidae). Ecological Entomology

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (1 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
United States of America Quarantine pests —

Distribution (0 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Present
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Absent
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Unknown/Other

No distribution records available.

Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (6 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

Process ID BIN Marker Length Country Date Lat/Lon Sequence
GBART1251-23 - 18S-5P 611 Australia - -
GBART1250-23 - 18S-5P 611 Australia - -
GBART1249-23 - 18S-5P 612 Australia - -
GBART1248-23 - 18S-5P 582 South Africa - -
GBART1247-23 - 18S-5P 723 South Africa - -
GBART1246-23 - 18S-5P 733 South Africa - -

Literature