# Brown coffee scale (*Saissetia coffeae*)

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

The brown coffee scale (Saissetia coffeae) is a species in the family Coccidae, order Hemiptera. Source checklists list it for 138 countries, including Afghanistan, Algeria and Angola.

## 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 | 138 countries |

## Classification

- kingdom: Animalia
- phylum: Arthropoda
- class: Insecta
- order: Hemiptera
- family: Coccidae
- genus: Saissetia
- species: *Saissetia coffeae* (Walker, 1852)

Synonyms: *Chermes anthurii*, *Chermes filicum*, *Chermes hibernaculorum*, *Coccus coffeae*, *Eulecanium coffeae hibernacularum*, *Lecanium anthurii*, *Lecanium beaumontiae*, *Lecanium clypeatum*, *Lecanium coffeae*, *Lecanium coffeae clypeatum*, *Lecanium coffeae filicum*, *Lecanium coffeae hibernacularum*, *Lecanium filicum*, *Lecanium hemisphaericum*, *Lecanium hemisphaericum hibernaculorum*, *Lecanium hibernaculorum*, *Lecanium hybernaculorum*, *Saisettia coffeae*, *Saissetia anthurii*, *Saissetia beaumontiae*, *Saissetia coffee*, *Saissetia filicum*, *Saissetia hemisphaerica clypeatum*, *Saissetia hemisphaerica hibernaculorum*, *Saissetia hemisphaericum*, *Saissetia hemisphericum*, *Sassetia coffeae*

## 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.

Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Anguilla, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Bermuda, Bhutan, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Chile, Christmas Island, Colombia, Congo - Kinshasa, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Curaçao, Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong SAR China, Hungary, India, Iran, Ireland, and 78 more

## Common questions

### Where does the brown coffee scale live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the brown coffee scale for 138 countries, including Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Anguilla and Argentina. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

### What kind of animal is the brown coffee scale?

The brown coffee scale (Saissetia coffeae) belongs to the family Coccidae in the order Hemiptera.

## Sources

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