| Ceroplastes rubens | |
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| red wax scale on the leaves of Laurus nobilis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Sternorrhyncha |
| Family: | Coccidae |
| Genus: | Ceroplastes |
| Species: | C. rubens
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| Binomial name | |
| Ceroplastes rubens Maskell, 1839
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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] It is native to Australia but has been introduced to other countries, including New Caledonia, Japan, China, Poland and the United States.[2]
- ^ "Ceroplastes rubens Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ a b "Ceroplastes rubens". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Ceroplastes rubens species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ Favret, Colin (2019). "Aphid species file online, Version 5.0". Retrieved 2019-07-02.