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Mango white scale

Parlatoria crypta McKenzie, 1943

Status not recordedinsects

The mango white scale (Parlatoria crypta) is a species in the family Diaspididae, order Hemiptera. Source checklists list it for 12 countries, including Afghanistan, Comoros and Egypt.

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Quick facts about the mango white 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 mango white 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 mango white scale is listed for 12 countries.

SudanMaliNigerUnited Arab EmiratesIraqIndiaPakistanAfghanistanIranSaudi ArabiaEgypt
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. Afghanistan
  2. Comoros
  3. Egypt
  4. India
  5. Iran
  6. Iraq
  7. Mali
  8. Niger
  9. Pakistan
  10. Saudi Arabia
  11. Sudan
  12. United Arab Emirates

Why a country list is not a range map

Is the mango white 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 mango white scale classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHemiptera
  5. familyDiaspididae
  6. genusParlatoria
  7. SpeciesParlatoria crypta McKenzie, 1943

Synonyms Parlatoria morrisoni

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the mango white scale

Other species in the same genus Parlatoria.

Olive scale

Parlatoria oleae

DiaspididaeNo free photo yet

Chaff scale

Parlatoria pergandii

DiaspididaeNo free photo yet

Ebony scale

Parlatoria ziziphi

DiaspididaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does the mango white scale live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the mango white scale for 12 countries, including Afghanistan, Comoros, Egypt, India and Iran. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is the mango white scale?

The mango white scale (Parlatoria crypta) belongs to the family Diaspididae 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). Mango white scale (Parlatoria crypta). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/mango-white-scale

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BibTeX
@misc{mango_white_scale_2026,
  title = {Mango white scale (Parlatoria crypta)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/mango-white-scale},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}