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Strawberry Guava Scale

Tectococcus ovatus

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Hawaii.January 31, February 17, March 27, April 19, May 24, June 21, July 18, August 20, September 11, October 13, November 15, December 20.
Hawaii297
United States172
Brazil20
Parana10
Rio Grande do Sul6
Santa Catarina3
Sao Paulo1

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderTrue Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies · Hemiptera
FamilyFelt Scales · Eriococcidae
GenusTectococcus

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Strawberry Guava Scale with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.