Mexican Black Scale Saissetia miranda (Cockerell & Parrott, 1899)
Fauna Portal species: 3730
Saissetia miranda female, dorsal (HBI N30599-2; Barrow Island, Western Australia)
Image: V.W. Framenau (2023)
Fauna Portal Image No. 7393Diagnosis
On Barrow Island, females of S. miranda are recognised by their H-shaped sculpture dorsally. Identifications have been confirmed by 28S barcoding. Similar species are S. oleae (Olive Scale) and S. coffeae (Coffee Scale), but both do not occur on Barrow Island.
Australia
- Western Australia
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