''Ferrisia virgata'', commonly known as the striped mealybug, is a species of

mealybug Mealybugs are insects in the family Pseudococcidae, unarmored scale insects found in moist, warm habitats. Of the more than 2,000 described species, many are considered pests as they feed on plant juices of greenhouse plants, house plants and ...

belonging to the

Pseudococcidae Mealybugs are insects in the family Pseudococcidae, unarmored scale insects found in moist, warm habitats. Of the more than 2,000 described species, many are considered pests as they feed on plant juices of greenhouse plants, house plants and su ...

family. ''F. virgata'' parasitizes different crops including cottonplants. Female species are between the long. The species was discovered and described by

Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell (22 August 1866 – 26 January 1948) was an American entomologist and Systematics, systematic biologist who published nearly 4,000 papers, some of them only a few lines long. Cockerell's speciality was the insect or ...

in 1893.Invasive Species Compendium (2013)
''Ferrisia virgata''
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Ferrisia virgata duct.jpg, ''Ferrisia virgata''

duct The word duct is derived from the Latin word for ''led/leading''. It may refer to: * Duct (anatomy), various ducts in anatomy and physiology ** Tear duct, which carry tears to the eyes * Duct (HVAC), for transfer of air between spaces in a struct ...

Ferrisia virgata Pore-Multilocator pore.jpg, ''Ferrisia virgata''

gonopore A gonopore, sometimes called a gonadopore, is a genital pore in many invertebrates. Hexapods, including insects, have a single common gonopore, except mayflies, which have a pair of gonopores. More specifically, in the unmodified female, it is ...

Ferrisia virgata first and second instar.jpg, ''Ferrisia virgata'' first and second

instar An instar (, from the Latin '' īnstar'' 'form, likeness') is a developmental stage of arthropods, such as insects, which occurs between each moult (''ecdysis'') until sexual maturity is reached. Arthropods must shed the exoskeleton in order to ...

References

Pseudococcidae Agricultural pest insects {{Coccoidea-stub