date palm scale vs Pergande's scale

Parlatoria blanchardi compared with Parlatoria pergandii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	date palm scale	Pergande's scale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family same	Diaspididae	Diaspididae
Genus same	Parlatoria	Parlatoria
Species	Parlatoria blanchardi	Parlatoria pergandii

Evolutionary Relationship

date palm scale and Pergande's scale share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Parlatoria.

Conservation Status

date palm scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Pergande's scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	date palm scale	Pergande's scale
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

date palm scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (United States).

Pergande's scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Cyprus, Israel, Taiwan), Europe (13 countries), and North America (United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 8 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇮🇹 Italy 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇪🇸 Spain 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States