Ceroplastes rubens

Pink Wax Scale or Red Wax Scale at Elanora, QLD

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Location information

• Coordinates 153.470017-28.134922
• Altitude 10.2m
• Places Elanora, QLD

Sighting information

• At least 1 Abundance
• 9 Jun 2024 02:46 PM Recorded on
• Hejor1 Recorded by

• Collections

  Hejor1 NatureMapr Greater Brisbane Scale insects & mealybugs (Hemiptera, Coccoidea) Insects

Additional information

• Less than 5mm Animal size
• False Insect on a flower

Species information

• Ceroplastes rubens Scientific name
• Pink Wax Scale or Red Wax Scale Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Cosmopolitan
• Medium weed or pest
• 10.17m to 638m Recorded at altitude
• Machine learning
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• Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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