Pinnaspis strachani

TaxID: 340609

Basic Information

Pinnaspis strachani

Hibiscus Snow Scale

Pinnaspis strachani is a species of armored scale insect in the family Diaspididae.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Arthropoda

Insecta

Hemiptera

Diaspididae

Pinnaspis

strachani

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Photos (3 photos)

Pinnaspis strachani
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(c) James Bailey@BY-NC
Pinnaspis strachani
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(c) James Bailey@BY-NC
Pinnaspis strachani
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(c) James Bailey@BY-NC

Morphological Features

Adult female scale covering approximately 1 mm long, slightly convex, fragile, translucent, grayish-white, pear-shaped, narrower at the apical part where the yellowish exuviae are found, and widened at the terminal portion. Body of adult female elongated, with strongly lobed free abdominal segments.

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

M. T. Castro, S. C. L. Montalvão, V. R. S. Wolff. 2025. Occurrence of Pinnaspis strachani (Cooley, 1899) (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) on Murraya paniculata (L.) Jack (Rutaceae) in the Midwest of Brazil, with a taxonomic key to common Pinnaspis species. Brazilian Journal of Biology

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
Guatemala Absent —
Nicaragua Absent —
Nepal Quarantine pests —
Uruguay Absent —
Uzbekistan A1 list 2008

Distribution (8 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

8
Present
0
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Australia Present —
Cook Islands Present —
Colombia Present —
Costa Rica Present —
United Kingdom Present —
Nigeria Present —
Niue Present —
United States of America Present —

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 (22 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

Process ID BIN Marker Length Country Date Lat/Lon Sequence
GBMHH8299-16 - COI-5P 649 - - -
GBMHH8298-16 - COI-5P 649 - - -
GBMHH8297-16 - COI-5P 649 - - -
GBMHH5945-14 BOLD:AAF7814 COI-5P 645 - - -
GBMHH22716-19 - COI-3P 231 - - -
GBMHH22715-19 - COI-3P 231 - - -
GBMHH22714-19 - COI-3P 231 - - -
GBMHH22713-19 - COI-3P 231 - - -
GBMHH22712-19 - COI-3P 231 - - -
GBMHH22711-19 - COI-3P 231 - - -
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