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