Balanococcus diminutus (Leonardi, 1918)

phormium mealybug

on Phormium

parasite

Scales at the base of the leaves, producing lots of honeydew.

host plants

Xanthorrhoeaceae, monophagous

Phormium tenax.

distribution within Europe

PESI (2023).

references

Malumphy (2010a), O’Connor, Gertsson & Malumphy (2013a), ScaleNet (2023).