Furcaspis biformis (Cockerell)

Malumphy, Chris, 2014, An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles, Zootaxa 3846 (1), pp. 69-86 : 75

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.3
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:BCC369B9-3FAD-41D3-B85C-43D738D0CBA3
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14008846
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03BA8789-6A3E-AE69-FF02-FCAAFDE45DD0
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Furcaspis biformis (Cockerell)
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Furcaspis biformis (Cockerell) View in CoL — red orchid scale or orchid scale

Occurs widely in tropical areas of the Americas (including the Lesser Antilles), Asia, Australia and the Pacific; polyphagous, feeding on plants belonging to 13 families; pest of orchids. Recorded from Saint Lucia by Williams et al. (2006), and Malumphy (2012).

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Insecta
Order	Hemiptera
SuperFamily	Coccoidea
Family	Diaspididae
Genus	Furcaspis

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