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Tuliptree scale

Toumeyella liriodendri

The Tuliptree scale is a tiny insect that lives on tulip trees. It has a soft, waxy covering that helps protect it from the weather and predators.

Hábitat: Forests

Aspecto

The Tuliptree scale is a large, brown, hemispherical insect that looks like a small, smooth cap attached to branches. Its mottled, waxy body allows it to blend in with tree bark. Adult females are wingless and much larger than the tiny, winged males.

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Tuliptree scale
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Tuliptree scale

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Peligro

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Datos interesantes

Heavily infested trees can drip sticky honeydew, making it seem like it's raining!

It is the largest soft scale insect found in North America!

Males are so tiny and short-lived, they are almost never seen.

Young scales overwinter as tiny, flat nymphs, hidden on tree branches.

Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

Sap Siphon

Tuliptree scale can pierce tree bark with specialized mouthparts to continuously suck nourishing sap.

Habilidad

Honeydew Fountain

This insect excretes a sugary liquid called honeydew that attracts ants and provides a food source for other insects.

Habilidad

Waxy Shield

Tuliptree scales have a tough, waxy body that provides protection from predators and environmental stress.

Medidas y detalles

Tamaño
5-8.5 mm
Esperanza de vida
30-365 días
Cantidad de patas
6

Dieta y alimentación

This insect feeds exclusively on tree sap, which provides all its nutrients.

Alimentos principales

  • phloem sap
  • Tuliptree sap
  • Magnolia sap
  • Linden sap

Conexiones ecológicas

eats

Tuliptree

Liriodendron tulipifera

Feeds on the tree's phloem sap, often causing damage.

symbiotic with

Carpenter Ant

Camponotus pennsylvanicus

Gathers sugary honeydew, sometimes protecting the scales from predators.

eaten by

Tuliptree Scale Parasitoid Wasp

Encyrtus toumeyellae

Larvae develop inside the scale, eventually killing it.

eaten by

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

Adults and larvae actively prey on scale insects.

Rasgos

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Colecciones

Seguridad

Peligro

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Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuál es el tamaño de Tuliptree scale?

5-8.5 mm

¿Cuál es el esperanza de vida de Tuliptree scale?

30-365 días

¿Qué come Tuliptree scale?

This insect feeds exclusively on tree sap, which provides all its nutrients.

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente Tuliptree scale?

Forests

¿Cuál es el cantidad de patas de Tuliptree scale?

6

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