Breadfruit scale vs Mealy scale
Both belong to the genus Icerya, so they are close relatives.
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What is the difference between a breadfruit scale and a mealy scale?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- Both belong to the genus Icerya, so they are close relatives.
- They are on record for 43 of the same countries (the breadfruit scale for 57 in total, the mealy scale for 123). Country data is incomplete and can include zoos, so this does not show whether they meet in the wild.
Side by side
| Breadfruit scale | Mealy scale | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Icerya seychellarum | Icerya purchasi |
| Family | Monophlebidae | Monophlebidae |
| Order | Hemiptera | Hemiptera |
| Weight | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Main food | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Habitat | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Conservation status | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Countries recorded | 57 | 123 |
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