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Scale Insects
Coccoidea
The scale insects are small insects of the order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. They comprise the superfamily Coccoidea, previously placed in the now obsolete group called "Homoptera". There are about 8,000 described species of scale insects.
34 branches of this superfamily, most-observed first
Soft scales
familyCoccidae
Giant Scale Insects
familyMonophlebidae
Mealybugs
familyPseudococcidae
Armored Scale Insects
familyDiaspididae
Felt Scales
familyEriococcidae
Cochineal Insects
familyDactylopiidae
Ensign Scales
familyOrtheziidae
Gall-like Scales
familyKermesidae
Coelostomidiidae
familyCoelostomidiidae
Putoidae
familyPutoidae
Lac Scales
familyKerriidae
Callipappidae
familyCallipappidae
Pit Scales
familyAsterolecaniidae
Beesoniidae
familyBeesoniidae
Ornate Pit Scales
familyCerococcidae
Aclerdid Scales
familyAclerdidae
Matsucoccidae
familyMatsucoccidae
Kuwaniidae
familyKuwaniidae
Lecanodiaspididae
familyLecanodiaspididae
Marchalinidae
familyMarchalinidae
Steingeliidae
familySteingeliidae
Halimococcidae
familyHalimococcidae
ground pearls
familyMargarodidae
Stigmacoccidae
familyStigmacoccidae
Rhizoecidae
familyRhizoecidae
Phenacoleachiidae
familyPhenacoleachiidae
Qinococcidae
familyQinococcidae
Phoenicococcidae
familyPhoenicococcidae
Xylococcidae
familyXylococcidae
Conchaspididae
familyConchaspididae
Xenococcidae
familyXenococcidae
Stictococcidae
familyStictococcidae
Micrococcidae
familyMicrococcidae
Carayonemidae
familyCarayonemidae
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 60922.