araucaria mealybug
(Eriococcus araucariae)
Invasive Listing Sources
No reference that we have lists this species as invasive in North America. This species is included for comparison to other species that are considered invasive.
Taxonomic Rank
| Kingdom: Animalia |
| Phylum: Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: Hexapoda |
| Class: Insecta |
| Infraclass: Neoptera |
| Subclass: Pterygota |
| Order: Hemiptera |
| Suborder: Sternorrhyncha |
| Superfamily: Coccoidea |
| Family: Eriococcidae |
| Genus: Eriococcus |
| Subject: Eriococcus araucariae Maskell, 1879 |
Synonyms and Other Names
Other Common Names:
araucaria pest, araucaria scale, felted pine coccid, Norfolk Island pine eriococcin, Norfolk Island pine scale