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Ararat scale

Porphyrophora hamelii Brandt, 1833

Status not recordedinsects

The ararat scale (Porphyrophora hamelii) is a species in the family Margarodidae, order Hemiptera. Source checklists list it for 3 countries: Armenia, Iran and Türkiye.

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Quick facts about the ararat 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
3 countriessrc for Countries on record

Where does the ararat 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 ararat scale is listed for 3 countries.

IranArmeniaTurkey
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. Armenia
  2. Iran
  3. Türkiye

Is the ararat 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 ararat scale classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHemiptera
  5. familyMargarodidae
  6. genusPorphyrophora
  7. SpeciesPorphyrophora hamelii Brandt, 1833

Synonyms Coccionella armeniaca, Coccionella hamelii, Coccus hameli, Coccus radicis, Margarodes hamelii, Porphyrophora armeniaca, Porphyrophora hameli

Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • Armenian carmine scale insectEnglish
  • Araratsche CochenilleGerman
  • Lengyel bíborpajzstetűHungarian
  • Որդան կարմիրArmenian
  • Coccinella armenaItalian
  • Armenian cochinealRussian
  • Араратская кошенильRussian
  • Кошениль араратскаяRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the ararat scale

Other species in the same genus Porphyrophora.

Ground pearl

Porphyrophora polonica

MargarodidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does the ararat scale live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the ararat scale for 3 countries: Armenia, Iran and Türkiye. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is the ararat scale?

The ararat scale (Porphyrophora hamelii) belongs to the family Margarodidae 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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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Ararat scale (Porphyrophora hamelii). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/ararat-scale

MLA

“Ararat scale (Porphyrophora hamelii).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/ararat-scale.

BibTeX
@misc{ararat_scale_2026,
  title = {Ararat scale (Porphyrophora hamelii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/ararat-scale},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}