Selected Images
![]() 5119088 soft scale Ceroplastes ceriferus Adult(s) United States National Collection of Scale Insects Photographs Archive |
![]() 5119086 soft scale Ceroplastes ceriferus Adult(s) United States National Collection of Scale Insects Photographs Archive |
![]() 5119087 soft scale Ceroplastes ceriferus Nymph(s) United States National Collection of Scale Insects Photographs Archive |
![]() 5198085 soft scale Ceroplastes ceriferus Adult(s) Jeffrey W. Lotz |
![]() 5198086 soft scale Ceroplastes ceriferus Adult(s) Florida Division of Plant Industry Archive |
![]() 5198087 soft scale Ceroplastes ceriferus Adult(s) Florida Division of Plant Industry Archive |
![]() 5429864 soft scale Ceroplastes ceriferus Infestation Brian Kunkel |
![]() 5429865 soft scale Ceroplastes ceriferus Infestation Brian Kunkel |
Invasive Listing Sources
Taxonomic Rank
| Kingdom: Animalia |
| Phylum: Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: Atelocerata |
| Class: Hexapoda (including Insecta) |
| Infraclass: Neoptera |
| Subclass: Pterygota |
| Order: Hemiptera |
| Suborder: Sternorrhyncha |
| Superfamily: Coccoidea |
| Family: Coccidae |
| Subfamily: Ceroplastinae |
| Tribe: Ceroplastini |
| Genus: Ceroplastes |
Other System Links
NPDN Pest: IRAHBJASynonyms and Other Names
Other Common Names:
tortoise scale, wax scale
| Common Name Reference: | Derived from taxonomy / Generic common name |
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