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Euonymus scale

Unaspis euonymi (Comstock, 1881)

Status not recordedinsects

The euonymus scale (Unaspis euonymi) is a species in the family Diaspididae, order Hemiptera. Source checklists list it for 32 countries, including Algeria, Argentina and Armenia.

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Quick facts about the euonymus 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
32 countriessrc for Countries on record

Where does the euonymus 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 euonymus scale is listed for 32 countries.

UzbekistanArgentinaMexicoBoliviaFranceIsraelAlgeriaSouth KoreaIranArmeniaUkraineAustriaHungaryRomaniaGermanyBulgariaGreeceTurkeyCroatiaSwitzerlandBelgiumNetherlandsPortugalSpainItalyAzerbaijanGeorgiaSloveniaMoroccoEgypt
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. Algeria
  2. Argentina
  3. Armenia
  4. Austria
  5. Azerbaijan
  6. Belgium
  7. Bolivia
  8. Bulgaria
  9. Croatia
  10. Egypt
  11. France
  12. Georgia
  13. Germany
  14. Greece
  15. Hong Kong SAR China
  16. Hungary
  17. Iran
  18. Israel
  19. Italy
  20. Malta
  21. Mexico
  22. Morocco
  23. Netherlands
  24. Portugal
  25. Romania
  26. Slovenia
  27. South Korea
  28. Spain
  29. Switzerland
  30. Türkiye
  31. Ukraine
  32. Uzbekistan

Why a country list is not a range map

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the euonymus scale as introduced in 8 countries, and flagged as invasive in 1 of them.

  1. Italyinvasive
  2. Belgium
  3. Canary Islands
  4. Croatia
  5. France
  6. Romania
  7. Russia
  8. United States

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the euonymus 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 euonymus scale classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHemiptera
  5. familyDiaspididae
  6. genusUnaspis
  7. SpeciesUnaspis euonymi (Comstock, 1881)

Synonyms Chionaspis euonymi, Chionaspis evonymi, Unaspis euconymi, Unaspis euonymii, Unaspis euoymi, Unaspis evonumi, Unaspis evonymi, Unaspis hakayamai, Unaspis nakayamai

Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • Spindle berry scaleEnglish
  • escala del evónimoSpanish
  • cochenille du fusainFrench
  • 사철깍지벌레Korean
  • KardinaalsmutsschildluisDutch
  • Щитовка бересклетоваяRussian
  • escama del evónimoSpanish
  • spindle tree hard scaleRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the euonymus scale

Other species in the same genus Unaspis.

Yanon scale

Unaspis yanonensis

DiaspididaeNo free photo yet

CompareEuonymus scale vs White louseEuonymus scale vs Yanon scaleEuonymus scale vs Unaspis acuminataEuonymus scale vs Unaspis aei

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does the euonymus scale live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the euonymus scale for 32 countries, including Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Austria and Azerbaijan. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

Is the euonymus scale an invasive species?

In some places. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species flags the euonymus scale as invasive in 1 country: Italy. It lists it as introduced in 8 in all.

What kind of animal is the euonymus scale?

The euonymus scale (Unaspis euonymi) belongs to the family Diaspididae in the order Hemiptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-13. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Euonymus scale (Unaspis euonymi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/euonymus-scale

MLA

“Euonymus scale (Unaspis euonymi).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/euonymus-scale.

BibTeX
@misc{euonymus_scale_2026,
  title = {Euonymus scale (Unaspis euonymi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/euonymus-scale},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}