Ceroplastes rubens

Ceroplastes rubens
red wax scale on the leaves of Laurus nobilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Hemiptera
Suborder:Sternorrhyncha
Family:Coccidae
Genus:Ceroplastes
Species: C. rubens
Binomial name
Ceroplastes rubens
Maskell, 1839

Ceroplastes rubens, known generally as the red wax scale or pink wax scale, is a species of soft scale insect in the family Coccidae.[1][2][3][4]

References

  1. "Ceroplastes rubens Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  2. "Ceroplastes rubens species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  3. "Ceroplastes rubens". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  4. "Ceroplastes rubens Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-05.

Further reading

  • Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico (2nd ed.). CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
  • Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1948). "Homoptera: Sternorhyncha" (PDF). Insects of Hawaii. University of Hawaii Press. 5.


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