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Zetek's fluted scale

Crypticerya zeteki (Cockerell, 1914)

Status not recordedinsects

The zetek's fluted scale (Crypticerya zeteki) is a species in the family Monophlebidae, order Hemiptera. Source checklists list it for 3 countries: Colombia, Panama and Peru.

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Quick facts about the zetek's fluted 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 zetek's fluted 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 zetek's fluted scale is listed for 3 countries.

PeruColombiaPanama
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. Colombia
  2. Panama
  3. Peru

Why a country list is not a range map

Is the zetek's fluted 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 zetek's fluted scale classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHemiptera
  5. familyMonophlebidae
  6. genusCrypticerya
  7. SpeciesCrypticerya zeteki (Cockerell, 1914)

Synonyms Icerya zeteki

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • Zetekʼs fluted scaleEnglish
  • Cochinilla acanalada de ZetekSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the zetek's fluted scale

Other species in the same genus Crypticerya.

Rose Icerya

Crypticerya rosae

MonophlebidaeNo free photo yet

Giant scale

Crypticerya genistae

MonophlebidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does the zetek's fluted scale live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the zetek's fluted scale for 3 countries: Colombia, Panama and Peru. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is the zetek's fluted scale?

The zetek's fluted scale (Crypticerya zeteki) belongs to the family Monophlebidae 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). Zetek's fluted scale (Crypticerya zeteki). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/zeteks-fluted-scale

MLA

“Zetek's fluted scale (Crypticerya zeteki).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/zeteks-fluted-scale.

BibTeX
@misc{zeteks_fluted_scale_2026,
  title = {Zetek's fluted scale (Crypticerya zeteki)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/zeteks-fluted-scale},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}