Eriococcus coriaceus

Eriococcus coriaceus is a scale insect of the genus Eriococcus.^[1] Its common names include blue gum scale,^[2] gum-tree scale^[3] and common gum scale.^[1]

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
Binomial name
Eriococcus coriaceus Maskell, 1893