black-calabash vs cottony hydrangea scale

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Pulvinaria hydrangeae

Key Differences

• black-calabash is Least Concern while cottony hydrangea scale is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	cottony hydrangea scale
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Coccidae
Genus	Amphitecna	Pulvinaria
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Pulvinaria hydrangeae

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

cottony hydrangea scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	cottony hydrangea scale
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-calabash

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

cottony hydrangea scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

black-calabash

The Black-calabash (Amphitecna latifolia) is a species in the genus Amphitecna. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.