White Partridge Pea Bug
CRYPTICERYA GENISTAE
White Partridge Pea Bug
CRYPTICERYA GENISTAE
The White Partridge Pea Bug belongs to a family of giant scale insects, Monophlebidae. They are an invasive scale insect species that can be found on a wide range of host plants. They start as free-moving crawlers, with the females becoming less mobile as they mature.
IDENTIFICATION: Females are white in colour with six dark coloured legs and dark antennae. The upper surface of the body is covered in a thick waxy secretion. They grow a large fluted sac that is hidden under their protective covering, which they lay their eggs in. The adult males look
somewhat like winged aphids, but are rarely seen
CLASS: INSECTA
ORDER: HEMIPTERA
FAMILY: MONOPHLEBIDAE
GENUS: CRYPTICERYA
BINOMIAL NAME: CRYPTICERYA GENISTAE
CRYPTICERYA GENISTAE
The White Partridge Pea Bug belongs to a family of giant scale insects, Monophlebidae. They are an invasive scale insect species that can be found on a wide range of host plants. They start as free-moving crawlers, with the females becoming less mobile as they mature.
IDENTIFICATION: Females are white in colour with six dark coloured legs and dark antennae. The upper surface of the body is covered in a thick waxy secretion. They grow a large fluted sac that is hidden under their protective covering, which they lay their eggs in. The adult males look
somewhat like winged aphids, but are rarely seen
CLASS: INSECTA
ORDER: HEMIPTERA
FAMILY: MONOPHLEBIDAE
GENUS: CRYPTICERYA
BINOMIAL NAME: CRYPTICERYA GENISTAE
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