Cryptochetum iceryae

Cryptochetum iceryae, the cottony cushion scale parasite, is a species of scale parasite fly in the family Cryptochetidae.[1][2][3][4] Originating in Australia, it was deliberately introduced to California in the 1880s in an attempt to control cottony cushion scale,[5] and has also been introduced to Israel and South America.[6] 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.[6]

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

References
  1. "Cryptochetum iceryae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
  2. "Cryptochetum iceryae species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
  3. "Cryptochetum iceryae". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
  4. "Cryptochetum iceryae Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
  5. "Natural Enemies Gallery: Cottony cushion scale parasite". University of California Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
  6. "A family of insect new to Britain discovered in the Natural History Museum's Wildlife Garden". Natural History Museum. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
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