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False puto mealybug

Phenacoccus rubivorus Cockerell, 1901

Status not recordedinsects

The false puto mealybug (Phenacoccus rubivorus) is a species in the family Pseudococcidae, order Hemiptera.

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Quick facts about the false puto 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
Not recorded

Where does the false puto mealybug live?

Not recorded

Is the false puto 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 false puto mealybug classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHemiptera
  5. familyPseudococcidae
  6. genusPhenacoccus
  7. SpeciesPhenacoccus rubivorus Cockerell, 1901

Synonyms Phenacoccus ripersioides, Phenacoccus rubivorous

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the false puto mealybug

Other species in the same genus Phenacoccus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the false puto mealybug?

The false puto mealybug (Phenacoccus rubivorus) belongs to the family Pseudococcidae in the order Hemiptera.

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Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). False puto mealybug (Phenacoccus rubivorus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/false-puto-mealybug

MLA

“False puto mealybug (Phenacoccus rubivorus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/false-puto-mealybug.

BibTeX
@misc{false_puto_mealybug_2026,
  title = {False puto mealybug (Phenacoccus rubivorus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/false-puto-mealybug},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}