Protopulvinaria pyriformis

TaxID: 1262409

Basic Information

Protopulvinaria pyriformis

Pyriform Scale, Pyriform scale

Protopulvinaria pyriformis, commonly known as the pyriform scale, is a species of soft scale insect in the family Coccidae. It is a pest of avocado and is found in many countries around the world where avocados grow.

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Taxonomic Information

Metazoa

Arthropoda

Insecta

Hemiptera

Coccidae

Protopulvinaria

pyriformis

unclassified

Photos (5 photos)

Protopulvinaria pyriformis
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(c) unknown@CC0
Protopulvinaria pyriformis
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(c) Susan J. Hewitt@BY-NC
Protopulvinaria pyriformis
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(c) Susan J. Hewitt@BY-NC
Protopulvinaria pyriformis
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(c) Susan J. Hewitt@BY-NC
Protopulvinaria pyriformis
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(c) Julio@BY-NC

Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (7 records)

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

Country Status Year Added
Argentina Absent 2019
Ecuador Quarantine pests —
Republic of Korea Quarantine pests —
Sri Lanka Quarantine pests —
Paraguay Quarantine pests —
Uruguay Absent —
United States of America Quarantine pests —

Distribution (20 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Present
0
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Argentina Present —
Brazil Present —
Chile Present —
China Present —
Colombia Present —
Costa Rica Present —
Cuba Present —
Spain Present —
France Present —
Greece Present —
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (0 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

No DNA barcode records available.

Literature