Coccidae
Coccus hesperidum Linnaeus, 1758
Coccus hesperidum Linnaeus, 1758
Coccus hesperidum Linnaeus, 1758 (brown soft scale) is a scale insect with the described features of adult females. Males are very rarely found.
Coccus viridis (Green, 1889)
Coccus viridis (Green, 1889)
Coccus viridis is a scale insect with distinct features for its sedentary adults and growing nymphs.
Saissetia coffeae (Walker, 1852)
Saissetia coffeae (Walker, 1852)
Saissetia coffeae, the hemispherical scale, is a parthenogenetic sap-feeding scale insect that infests many host plants worldwide.
Saissetia oleae (Olivier, 1791)
Saissetia oleae (Olivier, 1791)
Saissetia oleae is a globally distributed polyphagous scale insect, a major pest of olive and citrus trees.
Protopulvinaria pyriformis (Cockerell, 1894)
Protopulvinaria pyriformis (Cockerell, 1894)
Protopulvinaria pyriformis, the pyriform scale, is a scale insect that most commonly infests avocado trees.
Takahashia japonica (Cockerell, 1896)
Takahashia japonica (Cockerell, 1896)
Takahashia japonica, the string cottony scale, is a quarantine-significant invasive tree pest first recorded in Europe from 2017.
Eulecanium cerasorum (Cockerell, 1900)
Eulecanium cerasorum (Cockerell, 1900)
Eulecanium cerasorum, the calico scale, is a harmful scale insect pest of many trees in the United States.
Ceroplastes cirripediformis Comstock, 1881
Ceroplastes cirripediformis Comstock, 1881
Ceroplastes cirripediformis is a species of soft scale insect in the family Coccidae, commonly known as the barnacle scale.
Ceroplastes ceriferus (Fabricius, 1798)
Ceroplastes ceriferus (Fabricius, 1798)
Ceroplastes ceriferus is a polyphagous scale insect that reproduces mostly parthenogenetically and feeds on diverse host plants.
Ceroplastes rubens Maskell, 1893
Ceroplastes rubens Maskell, 1893
Ceroplastes rubens Maskell, 1893 (red wax scale) is a scale insect with distinct wax-covered life stages and this description covers its morphology and life cycle.
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