Unaspis citri, known generally as citrus snow scale, is a species of armored scale insect in the family Diaspididae. Other common names include the orange chionaspi, orange snow scale, white louse scale, and white snow scale.[1][2]
| Unaspis citri | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Sternorrhyncha |
| Family: | Diaspididae |
| Genus: | Unaspis |
| Species: | U. citri
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| Binomial name | |
| Unaspis citri (Comstock, 1883)
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References
edit- ^ "Unaspis citri Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
- ^ "Unaspis citri Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
Further reading
edit- Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. Vol. 2nd Edition. CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
- McGavin, George C. (1993). Bugs of the World. Facts on File. ISBN 0-8160-2737-4.
- Walker, Francis (1871). Catalogue of the Specimens of Hemiptera Heteroptera in the Collection of the British Museum, pt. IV. British Museum.
- Capinera, John L., ed. (2008). Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer. ISBN 978-1402062421.
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