Prune scale
Parthenolecanium pruinosum (Coquillett, 1891)
Status not recordedinsects
The prune scale (Parthenolecanium pruinosum) is a species in the family Coccidae, order Hemiptera. Source checklists list it for 3 countries: Greece, Mexico and Türkiye.
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Quick facts about the prune 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
- 3 countriessrc for Countries on record
Where does the prune 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 prune scale is listed for 3 countries.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Is the prune 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 prune scale classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderHemiptera
- familyCoccidae
- genusParthenolecanium
- SpeciesParthenolecanium pruinosum (Coquillett, 1891)
Synonyms Eulecanium robiniae, Eulecanium robiniae subsp. subsimile, Lecanium pruinosum, Lecanium pruinosum pruinosum, Lecanium robiniae
Other names and names in other languages (2)
- Frosted scaleEnglish
- Escama blanda grande de los ciruelosSpanish
Relatives of the prune scale
Other species in the same genus Parthenolecanium.
Brown scale
Parthenolecanium corni
Peach scale
Parthenolecanium persicae
Oak lecanium
Parthenolecanium quercifex
Fletcher scale
Parthenolecanium fletcheri
Yew scale
Parthenolecanium pomeranicum
Oak soft scale
Parthenolecanium rufulum
ComparePrune scale vs Brown scalePrune scale vs Peach scalePrune scale vs Oak lecaniumPrune scale vs Fletcher scale
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
Where does the prune scale live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the prune scale for 3 countries: Greece, Mexico and Türkiye. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
What kind of animal is the prune scale?
The prune scale (Parthenolecanium pruinosum) belongs to the family Coccidae 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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