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Golden oak scale

Asterodiaspis variolosa (Ratzeburg, 1870)

Status not recordedinsects

The golden oak scale (Asterodiaspis variolosa) is a species in the family Asterolecaniidae, order Hemiptera. Source checklists list it for 34 countries, including Algeria, Austria and Brazil.

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Quick facts about the golden oak 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
34 countriessrc for Countries on record

Where does the golden oak 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 golden oak scale is listed for 34 countries.

KazakhstanSouth AfricaBrazilFranceJamaicaIsraelLebanonAlgeriaSouth KoreaSwedenPolandAustriaHungaryRomaniaLithuaniaLatviaEstoniaGermanyBulgariaGreeceTurkeyCroatiaSwitzerlandLuxembourgPortugalSpainIrelandNew ZealandItalyGeorgiaSloveniaCzechiaJapanMorocco
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. Algeria
  2. Austria
  3. Brazil
  4. Bulgaria
  5. Croatia
  6. Czechia
  7. Estonia
  8. France
  9. Georgia
  10. Germany
  11. Greece
  12. Hungary
  13. Ireland
  14. Israel
  15. Italy
  16. Jamaica
  17. Japan
  18. Kazakhstan
  19. Latvia
  20. Lebanon
  21. Lithuania
  22. Luxembourg
  23. Morocco
  24. New Zealand
  25. Poland
  26. Portugal
  27. Romania
  28. Slovenia
  29. South Africa
  30. South Korea
  31. Spain
  32. Sweden
  33. Switzerland
  34. Türkiye

Why a country list is not a range map

Is the golden oak 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 golden oak scale classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHemiptera
  5. familyAsterolecaniidae
  6. genusAsterodiaspis
  7. SpeciesAsterodiaspis variolosa (Ratzeburg, 1870)

Synonyms Asterodiaspis variolasa, Asterolecanium variolosum, Coccus quercicola, Coccus variolosa

Other names and names in other languages (10)
  • Golden pit scaleEnglish
  • Pit-making oak scaleEnglish
  • puisagtige eikdopluisAfrikaans
  • Gylden egeskjoldlusDanish
  • eichen-pockenschildlausGerman
  • Asterolecánido dorado del robleSpanish
  • kermès doré du chêneFrench
  • EikenpokluisDutch
  • Червец дубовый блестящийRussian
  • крупный блестящий червецRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the golden oak scale

Other species in the same genus Asterodiaspis.

CompareGolden oak scale vs Asterodiaspis albaGolden oak scale vs Asterodiaspis bellaGolden oak scale vs Asterodiaspis biformisGolden oak scale vs Asterodiaspis borboniae

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does the golden oak scale live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the golden oak scale for 34 countries, including Algeria, Austria, Brazil, Bulgaria and Croatia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is the golden oak scale?

The golden oak scale (Asterodiaspis variolosa) belongs to the family Asterolecaniidae in the order Hemiptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Golden oak scale (Asterodiaspis variolosa). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/golden-oak-scale

MLA

“Golden oak scale (Asterodiaspis variolosa).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/golden-oak-scale.

BibTeX
@misc{golden_oak_scale_2026,
  title = {Golden oak scale (Asterodiaspis variolosa)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/golden-oak-scale},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}