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Species Pseudaonidia paeoniae - Peony Scale

peony scale - Pseudaonidia paeoniae - female

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Hemiptera (True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies)

Suborder Sternorrhyncha (Plant-parasitic Hemipterans)

Superfamily Coccoidea (Scales and Mealybugs)

Family Diaspididae (Armored Scale Insects)

Genus Pseudaonidia

Species paeoniae (Peony Scale)

Explanation of Names

Author: Cockerell, 1899

Remarks

Probably an introduced species, like P. duplex

Internet References

Forestry Images

Handbook of Insect Enemies of Flowers

Contributed by Matt Bertone on 7 April, 2014 - 10:23am
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset
Last updated 27 May, 2015 - 6:40pm

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