Hemiptera27 species

Family Armored Scale Insects (Diaspididae)

Diaspididae is a family in the order Hemiptera. Browse 27 named species recorded in this family, or open an individual profile for its available identification and natural-history information.

Species in Diaspididae (27)

Coconut Scale

Aspidiotus destructor

Introduced species. Apparently originated in the Pacific islands (Burger and Ulenberg, 1990) but is now recorded in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide. Present in almost all countries where coconuts are grown.

Cycad Aulacaspis Scale

Aulacaspis yasumatsui

Introduced from Asia. First found in the US in the Miami area in 1996, has gradually moved northwards and is extremely damaging to sago palms, causing necrosis of individual fronds and eventual plant death.

Elongate Hemlock Scale

Fiorinia externa

F. externa will displace Nuculaspis tsugue from the nitrogen-rich terminal needles of hemlock trees, relegating it to feeding on mature needles where it incurs reduced fecundity and heavy mortality

Tea Scale

Fiorinia theae

A common pest of camellia. Indigenous to Asia, found in the US in 1908 already well established. Several wasps native to the United States, Aphytis diaspidis and two species of Aspidiotiphagus parasitize this non-native species

Camellia Scale

Lepidosaphes camelliae

occasionally a serious pest of camellia and holly in FL

Oystershell Scale

Lepidosaphes ulmi

They can kill branches or even entire trees. An introduced species according to Invasive and exotic insects .

False Oleander Scale

Pseudaulacaspis cockerelli

First reported in California in 1942. Probably introduced with a shipment of palms from China.

Unaspis euonymi

Euonymus Scale is a tiny, sap-sucking insect that infests the stems and foliage of Euonymus. This insect has a soft flattened body that is covered by a shell or scale. Male and female Euonymus Scale Insects differ in appearance. The males are mainly