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Phenacoccus citri

Status not recordedinsects

Phenacoccus citri is a species in the family Pseudococcidae, order Hemiptera.

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Quick facts about Phenacoccus citri

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 Phenacoccus citri live?

Not recorded

Is Phenacoccus citri 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 Phenacoccus citri classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHemiptera
  5. familyPseudococcidae
  6. genusPhenacoccus
  7. SpeciesPhenacoccus citri (Risso, 1913)
Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • villakilpikkäFinnish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Phenacoccus citri

Other species in the same genus Phenacoccus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is Phenacoccus citri?

Phenacoccus citri (Phenacoccus citri) belongs to the family Pseudococcidae in the order Hemiptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Phenacoccus citri (Phenacoccus citri). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/phenacoccus-citri

MLA

“Phenacoccus citri (Phenacoccus citri).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/phenacoccus-citri.

BibTeX
@misc{phenacoccus_citri_2026,
  title = {Phenacoccus citri (Phenacoccus citri)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/phenacoccus-citri},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}