Eriococcus coriaceus

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Eriococcus coriaceus
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Eriococcus coriaceus, the gumtree scale
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Sternorrhyncha
Family: Eriococcidae
Genus: Eriococcus
Species:
E. coriaceus
Binomial name
Eriococcus coriaceus
Maskell, 1893

Eriococcus coriaceus is a scale insect of the genus Eriococcus . [1] Its common names include blue gum scale, [2] gum-tree scale [3] and common gum scale. [1] It lives mostly on species from the Eucalyptus genus.[ citation needed ]

References

  1. 1 2 "Eriococcus coriaceus Maskell, 1893". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  2. "Eriococcus coriaceus Maskell, 1893 - Blue Gum Scale". Atlas of Living Australia . Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  3. "Page 1 of 4 - Gum-tree scale" (PDF). Department of Primary Industries and Regions (South Australia) . Government of South Australia. 1992. Retrieved 7 May 2017.