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Pinnaspis
Pinnaspis, first described by Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell in 1892, is a genus of scale insects belonging to the family Diaspididae, or armored scale insects. There are currently 42 species within the genus Pinnaspis.
6 branches of this genus, most-observed first
fern scale
speciesPinnaspis aspidistrae
lesser snow scale
speciesPinnaspis strachani
Pinnaspis dysoxyli
speciesPinnaspis dysoxyli
coconut scale
speciesPinnaspis buxi
Pinnaspis muntingi
speciesPinnaspis muntingi
Pinnaspis uniloba
speciesPinnaspis uniloba
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 330233.