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Kermes berry

Kermes quercus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedinsects

The kermes berry (Kermes quercus) is a species in the family Kermesidae, order Hemiptera. Source checklists list it for 19 countries, including Austria, Bulgaria and Croatia.

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Quick facts about the kermes berry

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
19 countriessrc for Countries on record

Where does the kermes berry 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 kermes berry is listed for 19 countries.

FranceIranSwedenPolandAustriaHungaryRomaniaLithuaniaLatviaGermanyBulgariaGreeceCroatiaLuxembourgNetherlandsPortugalDenmarkUnited KingdomFinland
  • Listed
  • Not listed
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The same countries as a list

  1. Austria
  2. Bulgaria
  3. Croatia
  4. Denmark
  5. Finland
  6. France
  7. Germany
  8. Greece
  9. Hungary
  10. Iran
  11. Latvia
  12. Lithuania
  13. Luxembourg
  14. Netherlands
  15. Poland
  16. Portugal
  17. Romania
  18. Sweden
  19. United Kingdom

Why a country list is not a range map

Is the kermes berry 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 kermes berry classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHemiptera
  5. familyKermesidae
  6. genusKermes
  7. SpeciesKermes quercus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Chermes reniformis, Coccus cambii, Coccus quercus, Kermes lindingeri, Kermes querqus, Kermes reniformis, Kermococcus quercus, Lecanium cambii, Physokermes reniformis, Talla quercus

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • Striped kermesEnglish
  • EgeskjoldlusDanish
  • Bolvormige eikenluisDutch

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the kermes berry

Other species in the same genus Kermes.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does the kermes berry live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the kermes berry for 19 countries, including Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark and Finland. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is the kermes berry?

The kermes berry (Kermes quercus) belongs to the family Kermesidae 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). Kermes berry (Kermes quercus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/kermes-quercus

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BibTeX
@misc{kermes_quercus_2026,
  title = {Kermes berry (Kermes quercus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/kermes-quercus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}