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Citrus Mealybug
Jeffrey W. Lotz, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

True bugs, cicadas & leafhoppers

Citrus Mealybug

Planococcus citri (Risso, 1813)

Names

EnglishCitrus Mealybug
DutchCitruswolluis
SpanishAlgodón del Naranjo
Chinese桔臀纹粉蚧
Scientific namePlanococcus citri (Risso, 1813)

About this species

Planococcus citri, commonly known as the citrus mealybug, is a species of mealybugs native to Asia. It has been introduced to the rest of the world, including Europe, the Americas, and Oceania, as an agricultural pest. It is associated with citrus, but it attacks a wide range of crop plants, ornamental plants, and wild flora.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderHemiptera
FamilyPseudococcidae
GenusPlanococcus

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