Pou de St-Jose vs European fruit scale

Diaspidiotus perniciosus compared with Diaspidiotus ostreaeformis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pou de St-Jose	European fruit scale
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class same	Insecta (insecte)	Insecta (insecte)
Order same	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family same	Diaspididae	Diaspididae
Genus same	Diaspidiotus	Diaspidiotus
Species	Diaspidiotus perniciosus	Diaspidiotus ostreaeformis

Evolutionary Relationship

Pou de St-Jose and European fruit scale share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Diaspidiotus.

Conservation Status

Pou de St-Jose

NE — Not Evaluated

European fruit scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pou de St-Jose	European fruit scale
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pou de St-Jose

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (23 countries), and North America (United States).

European fruit scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Pou de St-Jose

The California scale (Diaspidiotus perniciosus) is a species in the genus Diaspidiotus. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States