Scale insect

Morganella longispina

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Family: Diaspididae

Scale insects are small insects of the order Hemiptera, suborder Sternorrhyncha. Of dramatically variable appearance and extreme sexual dimorphism, they comprise the infraorder Coccomorpha which is considered a more convenient grouping than the superfamily Coccoidea due to taxonomic uncertainties. Adult females typically have soft bodies and no limbs, and are concealed underneath domed scales, extruding quantities of wax for protection.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 2

Sources and credits

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Scale insect

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