Banana mealybug
Pseudococcus elisae Borchsenius, 1947
Status not recordedinsects
The banana mealybug (Pseudococcus elisae) is a species in the family Pseudococcidae, order Hemiptera. Source checklists list it for 20 countries, including Chile, China and Colombia.
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Quick facts about the banana mealybug
- 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
- 20 countriessrc for Countries on record
Where does the banana mealybug 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 banana mealybug is listed for 20 countries.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Is the banana mealybug 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 banana mealybug classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderHemiptera
- familyPseudococcidae
- genusPseudococcus
- SpeciesPseudococcus elisae Borchsenius, 1947
Other names and names in other languages (2)
- BananenschildlausGerman
- cochinilla harinosa del bananoSpanish
Relatives of the banana mealybug
Other species in the same genus Pseudococcus.
Long tailed mealybug
Pseudococcus longispinus
Comstock mealybug
Pseudococcus comstocki
Cape mealybug
Pseudococcus viburni
Currant mealybug
Pseudococcus calceolariae
Citriculus mealybug
Pseudococcus cryptus
Ocean mealybug
Pseudococcus maritimus
CompareBanana mealybug vs Long tailed mealybugBanana mealybug vs Comstock mealybugBanana mealybug vs Cape mealybugBanana mealybug vs Currant mealybug
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
Where does the banana mealybug live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the banana mealybug for 20 countries, including Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica and Cuba. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
What kind of animal is the banana mealybug?
The banana mealybug (Pseudococcus elisae) belongs to the family Pseudococcidae in the order Hemiptera.
Sources and how to cite this page
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