Icerya purchasi Maskell, 1879
cottony cushion scale, fluted scale
Greece, Lefkas, Katouna, 26.v.2023 © Laurens van der Linde: female
dorsal
females with ovisacs © Lesley Ingram, Bugwood.org
parasite
Scales at the branches.
host plants
polyphagous
Acacia baileyana, dealbata, decurrens, karroo, longifolia, pycnantha, saligna, ulicifolia; Antigonon leptopus; Arisarum vulgare; Artemisia vulgaris; Begonia; Buxus sempervirens; Caesalpinia sappan; Callistemon; Camellia japonica; Capsicum annuum; Carex; Choisya ternata; Citrus aurantium, limon, x microsperma, mitis, paradisi, reticulata, sinensis; Cytisus; Daphne; Elaeagnus; Euphorbia; Ficus carica; Genista monspessulana; Hedera helix; Juncus; Juniperus phoenicea; Laburnum; Laurus nobilis; Leucospermum; Magnolia; Medicago arborea; Morus; Myoporum pictum; Nerium oleander; Nicotiana; Parietaria officinalis; Parthenocissus inserta; Pelargonium; Pistacia lentiscus; Pittosporum tobira; Plocama pendula; Prunus laurocerasus; Psidium guajava; Pyrus communis; Quercus; Robinia pseudoacacia; Rosa gallica; Rosmarinus officinalis; Salvia officinalis; Senecio; Sonchus tenerrimus; Spartium junceum; Spiraea; Syringa; Tamarix gallica; Ulex.
distribution within Europe
PESI (2021).
synonyms
Perycerya purchasi.
references
Carnero Hernandez & Perez Guerra (1986a), Gómez-Menor Ortega (1948a, 1957a, 1960a, 1965a), Grafton-Cardwell (2002a), Hellrigl (2004a), Kollár, Bakay & Pástor (2016a), Kozár, Guignard, Bachmann ao (1994a), Kozar, Paloukis & Papadopoulos (1991a), Łagowska, Golan, Kot ao (2015a), Malumphy (2010a), Malumphy & Badmin (2012a), Masten Milek, Šimala, Pintar & Markotić (2017a), Mifsud, Mazzeo, Russo & Watson (2014a), O’Connor, Gertsson & Malumphy (2013a), Pellizzari, Porcelli, Seljak & Kozár (2011a), Pérez Hidalgo, Mier Durante & Umaran (2015a), Salisbury & Malumphy (2017a), ScaleNet (2023), Seljak (2010a), Şi̇şman & Ülgentürk (2010a), Szita, Fetykó, Konczné Benedicty, ao (2017a), Trencheva, Trenchev, Tomov, ao (2012a), Ülgentürk & Dokuyucu (2019a), Watson & Malumphy (2004a).