Biology:Cryptochetum iceryae

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Short description: Species of fly

Cryptochetum iceryae
Cryptochetum iceryae.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Cryptochetidae
Genus: Cryptochetum
Species:
C. iceryae
Binomial name
Cryptochetum iceryae
(Williston, 1888)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Lestophonus iceryae Williston, 1888[1]

Cryptochetum iceryae, the cottony cushion scale parasite, is a species of scale parasite fly in the family Cryptochetidae.[2][3][4][5] Originating in Australia, it was deliberately introduced to California in the 1880s in an attempt to control cottony cushion scale,[6] and has also been introduced to Israel and South America.[7] In 2019, the species was discovered in the United Kingdom for the first time, having been identified in the wildlife garden at the Natural History Museum.[7]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13502453 entry