Coccidae is a animal family in the Animalia kingdom, order Hemiptera, class Insecta. The family contains 19 accepted species worldwide.
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Ceroplastes cirripediformis Comstock, 1881
Ceroplastes cirripediformis is a species of soft scale insect in the family Cocc…
Coccus viridis (Green, 1889)
Coccus viridis is a scale insect with distinct features for its sedentary adults…
Protopulvinaria pyriformis (Cockerell, 1894)
Protopulvinaria pyriformis, the pyriform scale, is a scale insect that most comm…
Saissetia oleae (Olivier, 1791)
Saissetia oleae is a globally distributed polyphagous scale insect, a major pest…
Ceroplastes ceriferus (Fabricius, 1798)
Ceroplastes ceriferus is a polyphagous scale insect that reproduces mostly parth…
Coccus hesperidum Linnaeus, 1758
Coccus hesperidum Linnaeus, 1758 (brown soft scale) is a scale insect with the d…
Eulecanium cerasorum (Cockerell, 1900)
Eulecanium cerasorum, the calico scale, is a harmful scale insect pest of many t…
Takahashia japonica (Cockerell, 1896)
Takahashia japonica, the string cottony scale, is a quarantine-significant invas…
Ceroplastes rubens Maskell, 1893
Ceroplastes rubens Maskell, 1893 (red wax scale) is a scale insect with distinct…
Saissetia coffeae (Walker, 1852)
Saissetia coffeae, the hemispherical scale, is a parthenogenetic sap-feeding sca…
Coccidae animals belong to the Hemiptera order in the Animalia kingdom. Their front end is rounded, while their rear end has a distinctive groove. For instant identification, use the iNature app — AI-powered and works offline.
Coccidae is classified in the order Hemiptera, class Insecta, phylum Arthropoda. It can be identified by the white and brown coloration on its outer circular shell, which darkens continuously as the insect ages.
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