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Coccus hesperidum
Species of true bug / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Coccus hesperidum is a soft scale insect in the family Coccidae with a wide host range. It is commonly known as brown soft scale. It has a cosmopolitan distribution and feeds on many different host plants. It is an agricultural pest, particularly of citrus and commercial greenhouse crops.
Quick Facts Coccus hesperidum, Scientific classification ...
Coccus hesperidum | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Sternorrhyncha |
Family: | Coccidae |
Genus: | Coccus |
Species: | C. hesperidum |
Binomial name | |
Coccus hesperidum Linnaeus, 1758 | |
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