# Breadfruit scale (*Icerya seychellarum*)

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

The breadfruit scale (Icerya seychellarum) is a species in the family Monophlebidae, order Hemiptera. Source checklists list it for 57 countries, including American Samoa, Bangladesh and Botswana.

## 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 | 57 countries |

## Classification

- kingdom: Animalia
- phylum: Arthropoda
- class: Insecta
- order: Hemiptera
- family: Monophlebidae
- genus: Icerya
- species: *Icerya seychellarum* (Westwood, 1855)

Synonyms: *Coccus sacchari*, *Dorthesia seychellarum*, *Iceria seychellarum*, *Icerya candida*, *Icerya okadae*, *Icerya sacchari*, *Icerya seychellarum cristata*, *Icerya seyshellarum*, *Orthezia seychellarum*

## Where it has been recorded

Countries with openly licensed sighting records on GBIF (records in brackets). Recorded sightings, not a definitive range.

American Samoa (0), Bangladesh (0), Brunei (0), Botswana (0), Cook Islands (0), Colombia (0), Germany (0), Dominica (0), Egypt (0), Spain (0), Ethiopia (0), Fiji (0), France (0), French Guiana (0), Guadeloupe (0), Guyana (0), Hong Kong SAR China (0), Israel (0), India (0), Japan (0), Kenya (0), Kiribati (0), Comoros (0), South Korea (0), Sri Lanka (0), Morocco (0), Madagascar (0), Myanmar (Burma) (0), Martinique (0), Mauritius (0), Malawi (0), Malaysia (0), Mozambique (0), New Caledonia (0), Nepal (0), Nauru (0), Niue (0), New Zealand (0), Oman (0), French Polynesia (0), Papua New Guinea (0), Pakistan (0), Portugal (0), Palau (0), Solomon Islands (0), Seychelles (0), Senegal (0), Thailand (0), Tonga (0), Tuvalu (0), Taiwan (0), Tanzania (0), Uganda (0), Vanuatu (0), Samoa (0), Yemen (0), South Africa (0)

## Common questions

### Where does the breadfruit scale live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the breadfruit scale for 57 countries, including American Samoa, Bangladesh, Botswana, Brunei and Colombia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

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

The breadfruit scale (Icerya seychellarum) belongs to the family Monophlebidae in the order Hemiptera.

## Sources

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