Phantasma scale
Fiorinia phantasma Cockerell & Robinson, 1915
Status not recordedinsects
The phantasma scale (Fiorinia phantasma) is a species in the family Diaspididae, order Hemiptera. Source checklists list it for 19 countries, including American Samoa, France and French Polynesia.
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Quick facts about the phantasma 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
- 19 countriessrc for Countries on record
Where does the phantasma 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 phantasma scale is listed for 19 countries.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Is the phantasma 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 phantasma scale classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderHemiptera
- familyDiaspididae
- genusFiorinia
- SpeciesFiorinia phantasma Cockerell & Robinson, 1915
Synonyms Fiorinia coronata, Fiorinia phantosura, Fiorinia yongxingensis
Relatives of the phantasma scale
Other species in the same genus Fiorinia.
Fiornia scale
Fiorinia externa
Tea scale
Fiorinia theae
Ridged scale
Fiorinia fioriniae
Horri-konoha-kaigara
Fiorinia horii
Japanese scale
Fiorinia japonica
Juniper fiorinia scale
Fiorinia pinicola
ComparePhantasma scale vs Fiornia scalePhantasma scale vs Tea scalePhantasma scale vs Ridged scalePhantasma scale vs Horri-konoha-kaigara
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
Where does the phantasma scale live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the phantasma scale for 19 countries, including American Samoa, France, French Polynesia, Grenada and Guam. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
What kind of animal is the phantasma scale?
The phantasma scale (Fiorinia phantasma) 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.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · 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 · 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 · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · 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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