Comma scale vs Newstead scale
Both belong to the genus Lepidosaphes, so they are close relatives.
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What is the difference between a comma scale and a newstead scale?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- Both belong to the genus Lepidosaphes, so they are close relatives.
- They are on record for 15 of the same countries (the comma scale for 137 in total, the newstead scale for 20). Country data is incomplete and can include zoos, so this does not show whether they meet in the wild.
Side by side
| Comma scale | Newstead scale | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Lepidosaphes beckii | Lepidosaphes newsteadi |
| Family | Diaspididae | Diaspididae |
| 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 | 137 | 20 |
Full record: Comma scaleFull record: Newstead scaleCompare other animals