Diaspididae
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| Scientific name | Diaspididae |
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| Order | True bugs |
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Suborder | Sternorrhyncha |
| Rank | Family |
| Higher classification | Scale insect |
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| ID | 2993038 |
About Diaspididae
Diaspididae is the largest family of scale insects with over 2650 described species in around 400 genera. As with all scale insects, the female produces a waxy protective scale beneath which it feeds on its host plant.