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Fig Scale (Ceroplastes rusci)
Species
Ceroplastes rusci
- Fig Scale
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
Coccidae (Soft Scale Insects)
Genus
Ceroplastes
(Wax Scales)
Species
rusci
(Fig Scale)
Food
Feeds on a wide range of species of several families, such as Citrus, figs, avocados, poplars, etc.
Plantwise.org
Remarks
It probably originated in Africa and it has spread by human action.
Internet References
Entomological Research
University of Florida
Contributed by
v belov
on 31 January, 2011 - 3:55pm
Additional contributions by
Beatriz Moisset
Last updated 13 December, 2015 - 5:43pm