Eriococcus coriaceus
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| Eriococcus coriaceus | |
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| Eriococcus coriaceus, the gumtree scale | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Sternorrhyncha |
| Family: | Eriococcidae |
| Genus: | Eriococcus |
| Species: | E. coriaceus |
| Binomial name | |
| Eriococcus coriaceus Maskell, 1893 | |
Eriococcus coriaceus is a scale insect of the genus Eriococcus.[1] Its common names include blue gum scale,[2] gum-tree scale[3] and common gum scale.[1] It lives mostly on species from the Eucalyptus genus.[citation needed]
