Kirgis comma scale
Lepidosaphes malicola Borchsenius, 1947
Status not recordedinsects
The kirgis comma scale (Lepidosaphes malicola) is a species in the family Diaspididae, order Hemiptera. Source checklists list it for 12 countries, including Armenia, Azerbaijan and Bulgaria.
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Quick facts about the kirgis comma 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
- 12 countriessrc for Countries on record
Where does the kirgis comma 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 kirgis comma scale is listed for 12 countries.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Is the kirgis comma 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 kirgis comma scale classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderHemiptera
- familyDiaspididae
- genusLepidosaphes
- SpeciesLepidosaphes malicola Borchsenius, 1947
Synonyms Lepidosaphes kalandadzei, Lepidosaphes kirgisica, Mytilococcus kirgisica
Other names and names in other languages (2)
- Armenian comma hard scaleEnglish
- Armenian comma scaleEnglish
Relatives of the kirgis comma scale
Other species in the same genus Lepidosaphes.
Mussel scale
Lepidosaphes ulmi
Comma scale
Lepidosaphes beckii
Long scale
Lepidosaphes gloverii
Newstead scale
Lepidosaphes newsteadi
Eucalyptus mussel scale
Lepidosaphes multipora
Maskell scale
Lepidosaphes pallida
CompareKirgis comma scale vs Mussel scaleKirgis comma scale vs Comma scaleKirgis comma scale vs Long scaleKirgis comma scale vs Newstead scale
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
Where does the kirgis comma scale live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the kirgis comma scale for 12 countries, including Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia and Greece. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
What kind of animal is the kirgis comma scale?
The kirgis comma scale (Lepidosaphes malicola) belongs to the family Diaspididae in the order Hemiptera.
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