Agave pit scale
Asterolecanium agavis Russell, 1941
Status not recordedinsects
The agave pit scale (Asterolecanium agavis) is a species in the family Asterolecaniidae, order Hemiptera. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Mexico.
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Quick facts about the agave pit scale
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- 1 countrysrc for Countries on record
Where does the agave pit scale live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
The agave pit scale is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Is the agave pit scale endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the agave pit scale classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderHemiptera
- familyAsterolecaniidae
- genusAsterolecanium
- SpeciesAsterolecanium agavis Russell, 1941
Relatives of the agave pit scale
Other species in the same genus Asterolecanium.
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Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
Where does the agave pit scale live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the agave pit scale for 1 country: Mexico. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
What kind of animal is the agave pit scale?
The agave pit scale (Asterolecanium agavis) belongs to the family Asterolecaniidae in the order Hemiptera.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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