Forest Pests of North America
Native and Non-native insects, diseases, and weeds of urban, managed, and natural forests


black pineleaf scale
Dynaspidiotus californica (Coleman)

Representative Images(View more at Forestry Images)

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black pineleaf scale
Dynaspidiotus californica
Multiple Life Stages
Whitney Cranshaw
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black pineleaf scale
Dynaspidiotus californica
Multiple Life Stages
Whitney Cranshaw
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black pineleaf scale
Dynaspidiotus californica
Infestation
USDA Forest Service - Region 4 - Intermountain
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black pineleaf scale
Dynaspidiotus californica
Infestation
USDA Forest Service - Region 4 - Intermountain


Taxonomic Rank

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Infraclass: Neoptera
Subclass: Pterygota
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Sternorrhyncha
Superfamily: Coccoidea
Family: Diaspididae
Subfamily: Aspidiotinae
Tribe: Aspidiotini
Genus: Dynaspidiotus


Synonyms and Other Names

Related Scientific Names:
Nuculaspis californica (Coleman)(Synonym)
Related Scientific Names:
Nuculaspis californicus Coleman, 1903(Synonym)

References

Common Name Reference: Bosik, J. J. Common Names of Insects and Related Organisms 1997. Lanham, MD: Entomological Society of America (ESA), 1997. 232 pp.
Scientific Name Reference: