Lepidosaphes juniperi (Lindinger, 1912)

juniper comma scale

on Cupressaceae, Pinaceae

parasite

Scales on the needles. Scales small, narrow, slender, brown.

host plants

Cupressaceae, Pinaceae, restricted polyphagous

Cedrus libani; Cupressus arizonica, sempervirens; Juniperus excelsa; oxycedrus; Pinus brutia, nigra & subsp. pallasiana; Platycladus orientalis; Tetraclinis articulata; Thuja occidentalis.

distribution within Europe

(PESI, 2018).

references

Akkuzu, Arslangündoğdu & Selmi (2006a), Blay Goicoechea (1992a), Gómez-Menor Ortega (1965a), Hellrigl (2004a), Mifsud, Mazzeo, Russo & Watson (2014a), ScaleNet (2018), Ülgentürk, Çanakçioğlu & Kaygin (2004a).