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Species Protopulvinaria pyriformis - Pyriform Scale

Protopulvinaria pyriformis female on Citrus limon - Protopulvinaria pyriformis - 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 Coccidae (Soft Scale Insects)

Genus Protopulvinaria

Species pyriformis (Pyriform Scale)

Explanation of Names

Author: Cockerell

Remarks

It has been stopped at ports of entry in the US numerous times.

Internet References

USDA

U. of Florida

Contributed by v belov on 12 April, 2011 - 4:24pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset
Last updated 31 October, 2011 - 7:02pm

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