Hemiberlesia cyanophylli
TaxID: 2038847
Basic Information
Hemiberlesia cyanophylli
Scale Insect
Hemiberlesia cyanophylli, commonly known as the cyanophyllum scale, is a species of scale insect in the genus Hemiberlesia. This species causes problems for houseplants in North America. Most of the records have been found on the west coast, on house plants. Hemiberlesia cyanophylli is yellowish scale insect, with a circular shell. There is usually an indent along the middle. This insect is 1-2 mm long and almost flat. Babies are small and yellow ridged ovals.
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Taxonomic Information
Metazoa
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Diaspididae
Hemiberlesia
cyanophylli
unclassified
Species
nan
k__Metazoa;p__Arthropoda;c__Insecta;o__Hemiptera;f__Diaspididae;g__Hemiberlesia;s__Hemiberlesia cyanophylli
nan
Arthropods
Photos (5 photos)
Morphological Features
Adult female scale cover circular to slightly oval, flat to slightly convex, rigid, 1.2–1.5 mm in diameter, with subcentral exuviae. Body of live adult female subcircular or slightly oval with an acute pygidium, yellowish white, about 0.75 mm long and 0.68 mm wide.
Carlos Lázaro-Castellanos, Héctor González-Hernández, Jesús Romero–Nápoles, Laura Delia Ortega-Arenas. 2023. Armored scale insects (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) associated with avocados (Persea americana) in México’s main production areas, with keys for identification and natural enemies
Host Plants (0 host plants)
Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.
No host plants available.
Quarantine Status (3 records)
Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.
| Country | Status | Year Added |
|---|---|---|
| Republic of Korea | Quarantine pests | — |
| Paraguay | Quarantine pests | — |
| Uruguay | Absent | — |
Distribution (0 countries)
Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.
No distribution records available.
Genomes (0 records)
Data source: NCBI.
No genome records available.
Transcriptomes (0 records)
Data source: NCBI.
No transcriptome records available.
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