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Newstead scale

Lepidosaphes newsteadi (Šulc, 1895)

Status not recordedinsects

The newstead scale (Lepidosaphes newsteadi) is a species in the family Diaspididae, order Hemiptera. Source checklists list it for 20 countries, including Austria, Bermuda and Bulgaria.

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Quick facts about the newstead 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
20 countriessrc for Countries on record

Where does the newstead 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 newstead scale is listed for 20 countries.

NorwayFranceLebanonIraqIranSwedenPolandAustriaHungaryRomaniaGermanyBulgariaGreeceTurkeyCroatiaSwitzerlandNetherlandsItalyCzechia
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. Austria
  2. Bermuda
  3. Bulgaria
  4. Croatia
  5. Czechia
  6. France
  7. Germany
  8. Greece
  9. Hungary
  10. Iran
  11. Iraq
  12. Italy
  13. Lebanon
  14. Netherlands
  15. Norway
  16. Poland
  17. Romania
  18. Sweden
  19. Switzerland
  20. Türkiye

Why a country list is not a range map

Is the newstead 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 newstead scale classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHemiptera
  5. familyDiaspididae
  6. genusLepidosaphes
  7. SpeciesLepidosaphes newsteadi (Šulc, 1895)

Synonyms Insulaspis newsteadi, Leucaspis newsteadi, Mytilaspis newsteadi, Mytilococcus newsteadi

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • Newstead's scaleEnglish
  • Pine oysterhell scaleEnglish
  • Pine oystershell scaleEnglish
  • Щитовка запятовидная сосноваяRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the newstead scale

Other species in the same genus Lepidosaphes.

Comma scale

Lepidosaphes beckii

DiaspididaeNo free photo yet

Long scale

Lepidosaphes gloverii

DiaspididaeNo free photo yet

CompareNewstead scale vs Mussel scaleNewstead scale vs Comma scaleNewstead scale vs Long scaleNewstead scale vs Kirgis comma scale

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does the newstead scale live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the newstead scale for 20 countries, including Austria, Bermuda, Bulgaria, Croatia and Czechia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is the newstead scale?

The newstead scale (Lepidosaphes newsteadi) 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). Newstead scale (Lepidosaphes newsteadi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/newstead-scale

MLA

“Newstead scale (Lepidosaphes newsteadi).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/newstead-scale.

BibTeX
@misc{newstead_scale_2026,
  title = {Newstead scale (Lepidosaphes newsteadi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/newstead-scale},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}