Fiornia scale vs Tea scale
Both belong to the genus Fiorinia, so they are close relatives.
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What is the difference between a fiornia scale and a tea scale?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- Both belong to the genus Fiorinia, so they are close relatives.
- They are on record for 2 of the same countries (the fiornia scale for 4 in total, the tea scale for 22). Country data is incomplete and can include zoos, so this does not show whether they meet in the wild.
Side by side
| Fiornia scale | Tea scale | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Fiorinia externa | Fiorinia theae |
| 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 | 4 | 22 |
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