False oleander scale

Pseudaulacaspis cockerelli · Order: Hemiptera · Family: Diaspididae

Also called: Fullaway oleander scale, magnolia white scale, mango scale, oleander scale

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False oleander scale
Photo: ncb1221, CC BY

The false oleander scale (Pseudaulacaspis cockerelli) occurs in Europe. Its habitat is recorded as European locations. Its native range is listed as Europe.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

This scale insect is reported from Europe.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

It lives in European environments.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

Its native range is Europe.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 12 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Georgia, Louisiana, Florida, Texas, South Carolina, Alabama, North Carolina, Mississippi.

Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.

Source: GBIF

Months it is reported in the US

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Source: GBIF

More photos

False oleander scale photo 2
Photo: Hayes Valentine, CC BY
False oleander scale photo 3
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False oleander scale photo 4
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False oleander scale photo 5
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Same family (Diaspididae)

Elongate hemlock scaleElongate hemlock scaleFiorinia externaDamages trees, gardens or cropsPine leaf scalePine leaf scaleChionaspis pinifoliaeDamages trees, gardens or cropsPernicious ScalePernicious ScaleDiaspidiotus perniciosusDamages trees, gardens or crops

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudaulacaspis_cockerelli

Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia

Text written 2026-10-26 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-26.

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