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Juniper mealybug

Planococcus vovae (Nasonov, 1909)

Status not recordedinsects

The juniper mealybug (Planococcus vovae) is a species in the family Pseudococcidae, order Hemiptera. Source checklists list it for 33 countries, including Afghanistan, Algeria and Armenia.

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Quick facts about the juniper mealybug

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
33 countriessrc for Countries on record

Where does the juniper mealybug 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 juniper mealybug is listed for 33 countries.

BrazilFranceIsraelTunisiaAlgeriaAfghanistanTajikistanIranArmeniaSwedenPolandAustriaHungaryRomaniaLatviaEstoniaGermanyBulgariaGreeceTurkeyCroatiaLuxembourgPortugalSpainItalyGeorgiaSloveniaCzechiaCyprusMoroccoEgyptSerbia
  • Listed
  • Not listed
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The same countries as a list

  1. Afghanistan
  2. Algeria
  3. Armenia
  4. Austria
  5. Brazil
  6. Bulgaria
  7. Croatia
  8. Cyprus
  9. Czechia
  10. Egypt
  11. Estonia
  12. France
  13. Georgia
  14. Germany
  15. Greece
  16. Hungary
  17. Iran
  18. Israel
  19. Italy
  20. Latvia
  21. Luxembourg
  22. Malta
  23. Morocco
  24. Poland
  25. Portugal
  26. Romania
  27. Serbia
  28. Slovenia
  29. Spain
  30. Sweden
  31. Tajikistan
  32. Tunisia
  33. Türkiye

Is the juniper mealybug 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 juniper mealybug classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHemiptera
  5. familyPseudococcidae
  6. genusPlanococcus
  7. SpeciesPlanococcus vovae (Nasonov, 1909)

Synonyms Allococcus vovae, Coccus gossipifera, Crisicoccus taigae, Planococcus taigae, Pseudococcus gossipifera, Pseudococcus gossypifer, Pseudococcus inamabilis, Pseudococcus junipericola, Pseudococcus vovae

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • Nassonov's mealybugEnglish
  • archa unsimon qurtiUzbek

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the juniper mealybug

Other species in the same genus Planococcus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does the juniper mealybug live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the juniper mealybug for 33 countries, including Afghanistan, Algeria, Armenia, Austria and Brazil. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is the juniper mealybug?

The juniper mealybug (Planococcus vovae) 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). Juniper mealybug (Planococcus vovae). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/planococcus-vovae

MLA

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

BibTeX
@misc{planococcus_vovae_2026,
  title = {Juniper mealybug (Planococcus vovae)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/planococcus-vovae},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}