Unaspis euonymi

(Euonymus Scale, Spindle Berry Scale)

Taxonomy

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Kingdom: Animalia - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
- Phylum: Arthropoda - Latreille, 1829 - arthropods
  - Class: Insecta - Insects
    - Order: Hemiptera - True Bugs
      - Family: Geometroidea
        Subfamily: Cybocephalinae
        Genus: Unaspis
        Specific name: euonymi (Comstock, 1881)
        Scientific name: Unaspis euonymi (Comstock, 1881)

Ambiguous Synonyms:

Chionaspis nemausensis Signoret, 1886

Unambiguous Synonyms:

Chionaspis euonymi Comstock, 1881
Chionaspis evonymi Targioni Tozzetti, 1884
Unaspis euconymi Tao, 1999
Unaspis euonymi Ferris, 1937
Unaspis evonymi Bodenheimer, 1953
Unaspis hakayamai Borchsenius, 1966
Unaspis nakayamai Takahashi & Kanda, 1939

Notes:

Name Status: Accepted Name. Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Ben-Dov Y., Miller, German, Gimpel.

Physical Description

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Images:

Unaspis euonymi Unaspis euonymi Enonymus scale has two to three generations per year and can build up until whole plants are covered by scales. Photographer: John A. Weidhass
Location Taken: United States Copyright: © John A. Weidhass. Permissions for Use: see www.ForestryImages.org. ZipcodeZoo Photo ID: 165397

Unaspis euonymi Unaspis euonymi Infestation Photographer: Clemson University - USDA Cooperative Extension Slide Series
Location Taken: United States Copyright: © Clemson University - USDA Cooperative Extension Slide Series. Permissions for Use: see www.ForestryImages.org. ZipcodeZoo Photo ID: 168644

Unaspis euonymi Unaspis euonymi Infestation Photographer: Joseph LaForest
Location Taken: United States Copyright: © Piero Amorati Permissions for Use: see www.ForestryImages.org. ZipcodeZoo Photo ID: 154786

Unaspis euonymi Unaspis euonymi Male (W) & Female (B) Photographer: Edward L. Manigault
Location Taken: United States Copyright: © Edward L. Manigault. Permissions for Use: see www.ForestryImages.org. ZipcodeZoo Photo ID: 182316

Unaspis euonymi Unaspis euonymi Adult(s) Photographer: Lisa Ames
Location Taken: United States Copyright: © Darren Blackford Permissions for Use: see www.ForestryImages.org. ZipcodeZoo Photo ID: 159808

Unaspis euonymi Unaspis euonymi Infestation Photographer: Lisa Ames
Location Taken: United States Copyright: © Darren Blackford Permissions for Use: see www.ForestryImages.org. ZipcodeZoo Photo ID: 159807

Unaspis euonymi Unaspis euonymi Infestation Photographer: Edward L. Manigault Copyright: © Edward L. Manigault Permissions for Use: see here. ZipcodeZoo Photo ID: 236767

Unaspis euonymi Unaspis euonymi Male and female enonymus scales are so different in appearance that they are often mistaken for different species. The males are small, narrow, and white and occur primarily on the leaves. Photographer: John A. Weidhass
Location Taken: United States Copyright: © John A. Weidhass. Permissions for Use: see www.ForestryImages.org. ZipcodeZoo Photo ID: 165396

Distribution

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Range and Population

Iran, Japan, United States of America, South Korea, Malta, Mexico, Morocco, Portugal, Romania, Sardinia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, Italy, Uzbekistan, Yugoslavia, Russia, Ukraine, Armenia, Sicily, Israel, Argentina, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Canada, Canary Islands, Hong Kong, China, Hungary, Greece, Georgia, France, Algeria, Egypt

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Unaspis:

There are approximately 21 species and subspecies in this genus: U. atricolor · U. citri · U. euonymi · U. acuminata · U. aei · U. aesculi · U. assimilis · U. atricolor · U. citri (Citrus Snow Scale) · U. emei · U. euonymi (Euonymus Scale) · U. flava · U. kanoi · U. mediforma · U. nanningensis · U. permutans · U. pseudaesculus · U. rousseti · U. turpiniae · U. xianensis · U. yanonensis (Arrow-Head Scale)

Bibliography

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Lindinger, L. 1912 Nachtrag zu den Beiträgen zur Kenntnis der Schildläuse usw. II. Zeitschrift für Wissenschaftliche Insektenbiologie

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Notes

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Contributors:

Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed January 16, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 4 providers.
ScaleNet
Systematic Database of the Scale Insects of the World 2004.
World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesFeb 2, 2006.

Identifiers:

Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 14316143
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 261160

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Last Revised: May 10, 2008