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Selenaspidus articulatus (rufous scale; West Indian red scale)

Synonyms: Aspidiotus articulatus; Aspidiotus articulatus rufescens; Aspidiotus articulatus simplex; Aspidiotus refescens; Aspidiotus rufescens; Aspidiotus simplex; Pseudaonidia articulata; Pseudaonidia articulatus; Selenaspidus articulatus; Selenaspidus articulatus simplex; Selenaspidus rufescens
Language: Spanish

Prey / Diet

Annona muricata (soursop)[1]
Camellia sinensis (tea)[1]
Carissa edulis (Egyptian carissa)[1]
Citrus aurantiifolia (lime)[1]
Citrus limon (lemon)[1]
Citrus paradisi (grapefruit)[1]
Citrus sinensis (orange)[1]
Cocos nucifera (coconut palm)[1]
Coffea liberica (Liberian coffee)[1]
Dovyalis caffra (kei apple)[1]
Hedera helix (Algerian ivy)[1]
Hevea brasiliensis (rubber tree)[1]
Muntingia calabura (strawberrytree)[1]
Nerium oleander (oleander)[1]
Passiflora caerulea (blue passion flower)[1]
Persea americana (avocado)[1]
Phoenix canariensis (Canary Island date palm)[1]
Portlandia grandiflora[1]
Tamarindus indica (Tamarind)[1]
Theobroma cacao (cacao)[1]
Virola sebifera (virola)[1]

Distribution

Jamaica, Montserrat, Philippines, Reunion, Galapagos Islands, Sao Tome and Principe, Puerto Rico & Vieques Island, Peru, Panama, Nicaragua, Solomon Islands, Mozambique, Trinidad and Tobago, Mexico, Namibia (=South West Africa), South Africa, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Taiwan, Togo, U.S. Virgin Islands, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States of America, Venezuela, Zaire, Zanzibar, Zimbabwe, Mauritius, Tanzania, Comoros, Grenada, Martinique, Australia, Barbados, Brazil, Cameroon, Colombia, Angola, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire (=Ivory Coast), Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Kenya, Chad, Madagascar, Eritrea, Japan, India, Haiti, Guyana, Guinea, Guadeloupe, Ghana, French Guiana, Fiji;

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Citations

Species recognized by Ben-Dov Y., Miller, German & Gimpel, , ScaleNet: Systematic Database of the Scale Insects of the World in Catalog of Life 2011
Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
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Weather provided by NOAA METAR Data Access