black-calabash vs Glover scale

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Lepidosaphes gloverii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Glover scale
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Diaspididae
Genus	Amphitecna	Lepidosaphes
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Lepidosaphes gloverii

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Glover scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Glover 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.

Glover scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (11 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.