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Pinyon pine scale

Matsucoccus acalyptus Herbert, 1921

Status not recordedinsects

The pinyon pine scale (Matsucoccus acalyptus) is a species in the family Matsucoccidae, order Hemiptera.

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Quick facts about the pinyon pine scale

Weight
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Length
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Lifespan
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Main food
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Habitat
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Young per litter or clutch
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Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
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Where does the pinyon pine scale live?

Not recorded

Is the pinyon pine 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 pinyon pine scale classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHemiptera
  5. familyMatsucoccidae
  6. genusMatsucoccus
  7. SpeciesMatsucoccus acalyptus Herbert, 1921
Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • Pinyon needle scaleEnglish
  • Cochinilla del pino monoagujaSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the pinyon pine scale

Other species in the same genus Matsucoccus.

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What kind of animal is the pinyon pine scale?

The pinyon pine scale (Matsucoccus acalyptus) belongs to the family Matsucoccidae 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). Pinyon pine scale (Matsucoccus acalyptus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/pinyon-pine-scale

MLA

“Pinyon pine scale (Matsucoccus acalyptus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/pinyon-pine-scale.

BibTeX
@misc{pinyon_pine_scale_2026,
  title = {Pinyon pine scale (Matsucoccus acalyptus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pinyon-pine-scale},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}