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Phenacoccus defectus (imperfect mealybug)

Prey / Diet

Eriogonum umbellaatum <Unverified Name>[1]
Eriophyllum confertiflorum (Golden yarrow)[1]
Sedum palmeri[1]
Sempervivum tectorum (common houseleek)[1]
Tetradymia spinosa (shortspine horsebrush)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Eriococcus texanus (Texas eriococcin)1
Phenacoccus pauperatus (pauper mealybug)1
Puto yuccae (large Yucca mealybug)1

External References

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Citations

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♦ 1Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0