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Large setae mealybug

Pseudococcus megasetosus McKenzie, 1967

Status not recordedinsects

The large setae mealybug (Pseudococcus megasetosus) is a species in the family Pseudococcidae, order Hemiptera.

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Quick facts about the large setae 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 large setae mealybug live?

Not recorded

Is the large setae 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 large setae mealybug classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHemiptera
  5. familyPseudococcidae
  6. genusPseudococcus
  7. SpeciesPseudococcus megasetosus McKenzie, 1967

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the large setae mealybug

Other species in the same genus Pseudococcus.

Cape mealybug

Pseudococcus viburni

PseudococcidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the large setae mealybug?

The large setae mealybug (Pseudococcus megasetosus) belongs to the family Pseudococcidae in the order Hemiptera.

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Large setae mealybug (Pseudococcus megasetosus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/large-setae-mealybug

MLA

“Large setae mealybug (Pseudococcus megasetosus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/large-setae-mealybug.

BibTeX
@misc{large_setae_mealybug_2026,
  title = {Large setae mealybug (Pseudococcus megasetosus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/large-setae-mealybug},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}