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Genus Quernaspis

Representative Images

Quernaspis quercus Quernaspis quercus

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hemiptera (True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies)
Suborder Sternorrhyncha (Plant-parasitic Hemipterans)
Superfamily Coccoidea (Scales and Mealybugs)
Family Diaspididae (Armored Scale Insects)
Genus Quernaspis

Explanation of Names

Quernaspis Ferris 1937

Numbers

3 species, all in our area(1)

Range

Quernaspis insularis: se. USA TX - FL
Quernaspis quercicola: GA
Quernaspis quercus: WA - CA - FL

Food

Quercus (oaks)(1)

Internet References

ScaleNet - Quernaspis(1)

Works Cited

1.ScaleNet
Contributed by Chris Mallory on 27 September, 2016 - 5:27am

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