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Fig Psylla

Homotoma ficus (Linné, 1758)

Status not recordedinsects

The fig psylla (Homotoma ficus) is a species in the family Homotomidae, order Hemiptera.

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Quick facts about the fig psylla

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 fig psylla live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the fig psylla as introduced in 4 countries.

  1. Austria
  2. Belgium
  3. United Kingdom
  4. 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 fig psylla 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 fig psylla classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHemiptera
  5. familyHomotomidae
  6. genusHomotoma
  7. SpeciesHomotoma ficus (Linné, 1758)

Synonyms Chermes ficus, Homotoma viridis

Other names and names in other languages (7)
  • Mediterranean fig psyllidEnglish
  • Feigen-BlattflohGerman
  • Psylle du figuierFrench
  • Psilla del ficoItalian
  • VijgenbladvloDutch
  • Листоблошка инжирнаяRussian
  • Feigen-BlattsaugerGerman

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the fig psylla

Other species in the same genus Homotoma.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the fig psylla an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the fig psylla as introduced in 4 countries: Austria, Belgium, United Kingdom and United States, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the fig psylla?

The fig psylla (Homotoma ficus) belongs to the family Homotomidae in the order Hemiptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Fig Psylla (Homotoma ficus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/fig-psylla

MLA

“Fig Psylla (Homotoma ficus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/fig-psylla.

BibTeX
@misc{fig_psylla_2026,
  title = {Fig Psylla (Homotoma ficus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/fig-psylla},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}