True bugs, cicadas & leafhoppers
Genista Giant Scale Insect
Crypticerya genistae (Hempel, 1912)
Names
| English | Genista Giant Scale Insect |
|---|---|
| Dutch | — |
| Spanish | — |
| Chinese | — |
| Scientific name | Crypticerya genistae (Hempel, 1912) |
About this species
Crypticerya genistae is a species of giant scale insect in the tribe Iceryini. Adult females somewhat resemble the widespread Icerya purchasi (cottony cushion scale), having a light orange body, black
legs and a white fluted ovisac. However the ovisac is much larger, measuring 0.66–0.75 inches (17–19 mm), and is held either erect of parallel to the host plant. They are very similar in appearance to Icerya rileyi and Icerya littoralis.
Native to South America (including Brazil), C. genistae was accidentally introduced to Florida by 2005 and to the Cayman Islands by 2006.
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Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Hemiptera |
| Family | Margarodidae |
| Genus | Crypticerya |
In Suriname
Where it has been recorded
- Sipaliwini1
Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.