# Bourbon scale (*Aspidiotus destructor*)

Canonical page: https://creaturedata.com/animals/bourbon-scale  
Data as of: 2026-11-11

The bourbon scale (Aspidiotus destructor) is a species in the family Diaspididae, order Hemiptera. Source checklists list it for 102 countries, including American Samoa, Angola and Australia.

## Quick facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 | 102 countries |

## Classification

- kingdom: Animalia
- phylum: Arthropoda
- class: Insecta
- order: Hemiptera
- family: Diaspididae
- genus: Aspidiotus
- species: *Aspidiotus destructor* Signoret, 1869

Synonyms: *Aspidiotus coccotis*, *Aspidiotus cocotis*, *Aspidiotus destructor*, *Aspidiotus destructor fallax*, *Aspidiotus destructor transparens*, *Aspidiotus fallax*, *Aspidiotus simillimus*, *Aspidiotus simillimus translucens*, *Aspidiotus translucens*, *Aspidiotus transparens*, *Aspidiotus transparens subsp. simillimus*, *Aspidiotus vastatrex*, *Aspiodiotus destructor*

## Countries on record

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.

American Samoa, Angola, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Brazil, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Chile, China, Christmas Island, Colombia, Congo - Kinshasa, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong SAR China, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Mongolia, Montserrat, Mozambique, and 42 more

## Common questions

### Where does the bourbon scale live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the bourbon scale for 102 countries, including American Samoa, Angola, Australia, Azerbaijan and Bahamas. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

### What kind of animal is the bourbon scale?

The bourbon scale (Aspidiotus destructor) belongs to the family Diaspididae in the order Hemiptera.

## Sources

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