# Oriental scale (*Aonidiella orientalis*)

Canonical page: https://creaturedata.com/animals/oriental-scale  
Data as of: 2026-11-11

The oriental scale (Aonidiella orientalis) is a species in the family Diaspididae, order Hemiptera. Source checklists list it for 66 countries, including Angola, Antigua & Barbuda and Australia.

## Quick facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 | 66 countries |

## Classification

- kingdom: Animalia
- phylum: Arthropoda
- class: Insecta
- order: Hemiptera
- family: Diaspididae
- genus: Aonidiella
- species: *Aonidiella orientalis* (Newstead, 1894)

Synonyms: *Abgrallaspis azadirachti*, *Abgrallaspis narainus*, *Agbrallaspis narainus*, *Aonidiella cocotiphagus*, *Aonidiella pedroniformis*, *Aonidiella pedronis*, *Aonidiella taprobanus*, *Aspidiotus cocotiphagus*, *Aspidiotus orientalis*, *Aspidiotus orientalis cocotiphagus*, *Aspidiotus osbechiae*, *Aspidiotus osbeckiae*, *Aspidiotus pedronis*, *Aspidiotus taprobanus*, *Chrysomphalus orientalis*, *Chrysomphalus pedroniformis*, *Chrysomphalus pedronis*, *Chrysomphalus taprobanus*, *Furcaspis cocotiphagus*, *Furcaspis orientalis*

## Where it has been recorded

Countries with openly licensed sighting records on GBIF (records in brackets). Recorded sightings, not a definitive range.

United Arab Emirates (0), Antigua & Barbuda (0), Angola (0), Australia (0), Barbados (0), Bangladesh (0), Benin (0), Brazil (0), Bahamas (0), Cameroon (0), China (0), Colombia (0), Cuba (0), Curaçao (0), Dominican Republic (0), Ecuador (0), Egypt (0), Ethiopia (0), French Guiana (0), Guadeloupe (0), Guyana (0), Hong Kong SAR China (0), Haiti (0), Israel (0), India (0), Iraq (0), Iran (0), Jamaica (0), Kenya (0), Cambodia (0), Comoros (0), St. Kitts & Nevis (0), Lebanon (0), Sri Lanka (0), Madagascar (0), Mali (0), Myanmar (Burma) (0), Martinique (0), Maldives (0), Mexico (0), Malaysia (0), Niger (0), Nigeria (0), Netherlands (0), Nepal (0), Nauru (0), Oman (0), Panama (0), Peru (0), Papua New Guinea (0), Philippines (0), Pakistan (0), Puerto Rico (0), Saudi Arabia (0), Sudan (0), St. Helena (0), Senegal (0), Somalia (0), Thailand (0), Trinidad & Tobago (0), and 6 more

## Common questions

### Where does the oriental scale live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the oriental scale for 66 countries, including Angola, Antigua & Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas and Bangladesh. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

### What kind of animal is the oriental scale?

The oriental scale (Aonidiella orientalis) belongs to the family Diaspididae in the order Hemiptera.

## Sources

- [Catalogue of Life eXtended Release](https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/316691), CC BY 4.0, 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf
- [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org), per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed), 2026-11-11. Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence).
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org), CC0 1.0, 2026-11-11. Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service).
- [Wikipedia (English)](https://en.wikipedia.org), CC BY-SA 4.0, 2026-11-11. Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).

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