black-calabash vs Florida wax scale

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Ceroplastes floridensis

Key Differences

• black-calabash is Least Concern while Florida wax scale is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Florida wax 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	Ceroplastes
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Ceroplastes floridensis

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Florida wax scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Florida wax 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.

Florida wax scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (7 countries), and North America (United States).

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.