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Planococcus dioscoreae

Status not recordedinsects

Planococcus dioscoreae is a species in the family Pseudococcidae, order Hemiptera. Source checklists list it for 3 countries: Ghana, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands.

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Quick facts about Planococcus dioscoreae

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
3 countriessrc for Countries on record

Where does Planococcus dioscoreae 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.

Planococcus dioscoreae is listed for 3 countries.

Papua New GuineaGhanaSolomon Is.
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. Ghana
  2. Papua New Guinea
  3. Solomon Islands

Is Planococcus dioscoreae 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 Planococcus dioscoreae classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHemiptera
  5. familyPseudococcidae
  6. genusPlanococcus
  7. SpeciesPlanococcus dioscoreae Williams, 1960

Synonyms Planococcus dioscorea

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Planococcus dioscoreae

Other species in the same genus Planococcus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does Planococcus dioscoreae live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list Planococcus dioscoreae for 3 countries: Ghana, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is Planococcus dioscoreae?

Planococcus dioscoreae (Planococcus dioscoreae) belongs to the family Pseudococcidae 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). Planococcus dioscoreae (Planococcus dioscoreae). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/planococcus-dioscoreae

MLA

“Planococcus dioscoreae (Planococcus dioscoreae).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/planococcus-dioscoreae.

BibTeX
@misc{planococcus_dioscoreae_2026,
  title = {Planococcus dioscoreae (Planococcus dioscoreae)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/planococcus-dioscoreae},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}