Drosicha corpulenta
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| Drosicha corpulenta | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Sternorrhyncha |
| Family: | Monophlebidae |
| Genus: | Drosicha |
| Species: | D. corpulenta |
| Binomial name | |
| Drosicha corpulenta (Kuwana, 1902) | |
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Drosicha corpulenta is a species of giant scale insect in the family Monophlebidae, in the superfamily Coccoidea.[1] It is native to eastern Asia where it feeds on a range of trees, shrubs and non-woody plants.
The adult female grows to a length of about 16 mm (0.6 in) and a width of about 7 mm (0.3 in). The antennae and legs are black while the body colour is brown. The insect is covered with a white, cottony waxy substance which is densest on the underside.[2] The male is very different in appearance; he is much smaller, has a pair of long feathery antennae, two compound eyes, no mouth and a pair of functional wings.[3]
Distribution
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D. corpulenta is native to eastern Asia. Its range includes Khabarovsk Krai and Primorsky Krai in the Russian Far East, the Chinese provinces of Anhui, Beijing, Fujian, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Liaoning, Nei Monggol, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan, Xingiang Uygur, Xizang, Yunnan and Zhejiang, as well as Hong Kong, Japan, North Korea and South Korea.[2]
