Lepidosaphes beckii
TaxID: 340578
Basic Information
Lepidosaphes beckii
Machilus oystershell, Purple Scale
Lepidosaphes beckii also known as purple scale, mussel scale, citrus mussel scale, orange scale, comma scale and mussel purple scale is a scale insect that is a pest of Citrus trees. The small insects attach themselves to leaves, fruits and small branches and cause injury by sucking the tree's sap. The specific name beckii is in honour of historian Richard Beck.
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Taxonomic Information
Metazoa
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Diaspididae
Lepidosaphes
beckii
unclassified
Species
nan
k__Metazoa;p__Arthropoda;c__Insecta;o__Hemiptera;f__Diaspididae;g__Lepidosaphes;s__Lepidosaphes beckii
nan
Arthropods
Photos (5 photos)
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 (5 records)
Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.
| Country | Status | Year Added |
|---|---|---|
| Bahrain | Quarantine pests | 2003 |
| Republic of Korea | Quarantine pests | — |
| Oman | Absent | — |
| Qatar | Absent | — |
| United States of America | Quarantine pests | — |
Distribution (20 countries)
Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.
| Country | Status | State |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina | Present | — |
| Australia | Present | — |
| Chile | Present | — |
| Cook Islands | Present | — |
| Cyprus | Present | — |
| Germany | Present | — |
| Spain | Present | — |
| Greece | Present | — |
| Guam | Present | — |
| Iran | Present | — |
Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)
Download CSVGenomes (0 records)
Data source: NCBI.
No genome records available.
Transcriptomes (0 records)
Data source: NCBI.
No transcriptome records available.
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