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Pink Wax Scale

Ceroplastes rubens

Description:

This scale is deeply encased in pinkish-gray wax, which is divided into three wax plates on each side with additional plates at the anterior and posterior ends. The single large dorsal plate has a central nucleus. Dorsal and lateral plates are separated from each other by dark red lines which are the color of the scale's body beneath the wax. The anterolateral and mediolateral plates have some white wax which indicates the stigmatic wax bands. (http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/orn/...)

2 Species ID Suggestions

Fig Wax Scale
Ceroplastes rusci Fig Wax Scale - Ceroplastes rusci
Pink Wax Scale
Ceroplastes rubens Pink Wax Scale - Ceroplastes rubens


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5 Comments

Christiane
Christiane 8 years ago

Thanks Mark... I will fix it up.. :)

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 8 years ago

Fixed it for you... sorry sorry sorry....

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 8 years ago

I'm an idiot... it's Pink wax scale (Ceroplastes rubens) sorry.

Christiane
Christiane 9 years ago

I have never seen them here.. But I will look them up. Thanks Mark..

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 9 years ago

There's heaps of info on the net about discouraging them.

Christiane
Spotted by
Christiane

QLD, Australia

Spotted on Jan 13, 2015
Submitted on Jan 13, 2015

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