| Paratachardina lobata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Sternorrhyncha |
| Family: | Kerriidae |
| Genus: | Paratachardina |
| Species: | P. lobata
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| Binomial name | |
| Paratachardina lobata (Chamberlin)
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Paratachardina lobata, the lobate lac scale, is a polyphagous lac scale insect, which damages trees and woody shrubs. It is native to India and Sri Lanka, but has been introduced to Florida where it is regarded as an invasive species.[1]
- ^ F. W. Howard; Robert Pemberton; Avas Hamon; Greg S. Hodges; Bryan Steinberg; Catharine M. Mannion; David McLean; Jeanette Wofford. Lobate lac scale, Paratachardina lobata lobata (Chamberlin) (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Coccoidea: Kerriidae) Featured Creatures. 2002. Accessed 26 November 2021