Fiorinia phantasma
Species of scale insect / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fiorinia phantasma, the phantasma scale, is an invasive and polyphagous scale insect, apparently native to parts of south-eastern Asia and some Pacific islands. It has invaded other parts of the Pacific, Asia, the Indian Ocean, Europe and the Americas, spreading with the trade of ornamental plants. It has caused serious outbreaks on palm trees, but also infests various other woody plants, including a number of ornamentals and fruit trees like mango or lychee.[4][5][6]
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Fiorinia phantasma 2nd instar female - a) antenna; b) anterior spiracle c) microduct with sclerotized orifice; g) old second-instar female. | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Sternorrhyncha |
Family: | Diaspididae |
Genus: | Fiorinia |
Species: | F. phantasma |
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Fiorinia phantasma | |
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