Ridged 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

51 countriessrc for Countries on record

The ridged scale is listed for 51 countries.

The same countries as a list

1. Algeria
2. Argentina
3. Barbados
4. Belgium
5. Bermuda
6. Brazil
7. Cape Verde
8. Cook Islands
9. Costa Rica
10. Croatia
11. Cuba
12. Ecuador
13. Egypt
14. France
15. Georgia
16. Germany
17. Greece
18. Hong Kong SAR China
19. India
20. Indonesia
21. Ireland
22. Israel
23. Italy
24. Jamaica
25. Japan
26. Kenya
27. Madagascar
28. Malta
29. Mauritius
30. Monaco
31. Morocco
32. Mozambique
33. Netherlands
34. New Caledonia
35. Peru
36. Philippines
37. Puerto Rico
38. Romania
39. Russia
40. Samoa

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.

1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumArthropoda
3. classInsecta
4. orderHemiptera
5. familyDiaspididae
6. genusFiorinia
7. SpeciesFiorinia fioriniae (Targioni Tozzetti, 1867)

Synonyms Chermes arecae, Chrysomphalus arecae, Diaspis fioriniae, Fiorinia camelliae, Fiorinia fiorinia, Fiorinia palmae, Fiorinia pellucida, Parlatoreopsis camelliae, Parlatoria fioriniae, Uhleria camelliae, Uhleria fioriniae

Catalogue of Life

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@misc{ridged_scale_2026,
  title = {Ridged scale (Fiorinia fioriniae)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/ridged-scale},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}