Asiatic red scale
Aonidiella taxus Leonardi, 1906
Status not recordedinsects
The asiatic red scale (Aonidiella taxus) is a species in the family Diaspididae, order Hemiptera. Source checklists list it for 11 countries, including Algeria, Argentina and Brazil.
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Quick facts about the asiatic red 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
- 11 countriessrc for Countries on record
Where does the asiatic red 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 asiatic red scale is listed for 11 countries.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Is the asiatic red 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 asiatic red scale classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderHemiptera
- familyDiaspididae
- genusAonidiella
- SpeciesAonidiella taxus Leonardi, 1906
Synonyms Aspidiotus taxus, Chrysomphalus taxus
Other names and names in other languages (6)
- Escama roja AsiáticaSpanish
- マキアカマルカイガラムシJapanese
- 나한송깍지벌레Korean
- Щитовка тисоваяRussian
- maki-aka-maru-kaigaramushiroot
- 紫杉腎圓盾介殼蟲Chinese
Relatives of the asiatic red scale
Other species in the same genus Aonidiella.
California red scale
Aonidiella aurantii
Yellow scale
Aonidiella citrina
Oriental scale
Aonidiella orientalis
Compere scale
Aonidiella comperei
Inornate scale
Aonidiella inornata
CompareAsiatic red scale vs California red scaleAsiatic red scale vs Yellow scaleAsiatic red scale vs Oriental scaleAsiatic red scale vs Compere scale
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
Where does the asiatic red scale live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the asiatic red scale for 11 countries, including Algeria, Argentina, Brazil, China and Georgia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
What kind of animal is the asiatic red scale?
The asiatic red scale (Aonidiella taxus) belongs to the family Diaspididae 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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