Japanese wax scale
(Ceroplastes japonicus)
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Taxonomic Rank
| Kingdom: Animalia |
| Phylum: Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: Hexapoda |
| Class: Insecta |
| Infraclass: Neoptera |
| Subclass: Pterygota |
| Order: Hemiptera |
| Suborder: Sternorrhyncha |
| Superfamily: Coccoidea |
| Family: Coccidae |
| Subfamily: Ceroplastinae |
| Tribe: Ceroplastini |
| Genus: Ceroplastes |
| Subject: Ceroplastes japonicus Green |