Cottony Camellia Scale
探検昆虫
Cottony Camellia Scale
pulvinaria camelicola
The Cottony Camellia Scale is a tiny bug that covers itself in a fluffy, white cotton-like substance. These little insects love to munch on the leaves of camellia plants!
生息地: Gardens, parks, and areas with camellia plants
外見
The Cottony Camellia Scale is a small insect with a flat, oval, reddish-brown body. It is often hidden beneath a prominent, fluffy white, cottony egg sac, making it visually distinct from typical insects.
界Animalia門Arthropoda綱Insecta目Hemiptera科Coccidae属Pulvinaria
カテゴリ
昆虫レア度
Common
危険度
0/5 · 危険なし
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おもしろい事実
A single female can lay hundreds of eggs, leading to incredibly quick infestations!
Baby scales, called crawlers, are the only mobile stage before they settle and feed!
Some ant species act as 'farmers,' protecting these scales for their sweet honeydew!
These scales are often mistaken for patches of cotton or fungal growth on plants!
特殊能力
能力
Honeydew Producer
Cottony Camellia Scale can excrete sweet honeydew that helps them attract ants for protection against predators.
能力
Cottony Cocoon
Cottony Camellia Scale has a unique ability to create a dense, white waxy ovisac to protect its eggs.
能力
Sap Siphon
Cottony Camellia Scale has specialized piercing-sucking mouthparts that help them extract nutrient-rich sap from plants.
サイズと詳細
- サイズ
- 3-7 mm
- 寿命
- 60-90 日
- 脚の数
- 6
食性と食事
These tiny plant pests drink sweet sap from many types of plants.
主な食物
- Camellia sap
- Holly sap
- Citrus sap
- Rhododendron sap
- Gardenia sap
- Magnolia sap
生態系とのつながり
eats
Green Lacewing
Chrysoperla carnea
Lacewing larvae prey on scale insects.
depends on
Japanese Camellia
Camellia japonica
The scale feeds on sap from camellia plants.
parasitizes
Parasitic Wasp
Coccophagus insidiator
This tiny wasp lays eggs inside the scale.
symbiotic with
Yellow Crazy Ant
Anoplolepis gracilipes
Ants protect scales for their honeydew.
特徴
別名
Camellia ScaleCottony ScalePulvinaria
安全性
危険度
0/5 · 危険なし
まだ特別な安全上の注意はありません。
よくある質問
Cottony Camellia Scaleのサイズは何ですか？
3-7 mm
Cottony Camellia Scaleの寿命は何ですか？
60-90 日
Cottony Camellia Scaleは何を食べますか？
These tiny plant pests drink sweet sap from many types of plants.
Cottony Camellia Scaleは通常どこに生息していますか？
Gardens, parks, and areas with camellia plants
Cottony Camellia Scaleの脚の数は何ですか？
6
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