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Soft-bodied minibeasts

Rastrococcus spinosus

Minibeast photographs and field observations.

Tropical rainforest vegetation at Singapore Botanic Gardens
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 4.0

Species notes

About Rastrococcus spinosus

Rastrococcus spinosus (also recorded as Philippine mango mealybug) is an accepted species in the family Pseudococcidae, within the order Hemiptera. This field grouping brings together small animals best compared through body shape, segmentation, appendages and the habitat visible in the photographs.

Common name
Philippine mango mealybug
Family
Pseudococcidae
Order
Hemiptera
Identification rank
Species

Taxonomy source: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy