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Indian Wax Scale (Ceroplastes ceriferus) Tentative ID. Clinging to a dead flower/plant stem at a forest edge (near a seasonal stream). <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/105724/indian_wax_scale_ceroplastes_ceriferus.html" title="Indian Wax Scale (Ceroplastes ceriferus)"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3231/105724_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=x0NHs%2F%2F9%2FZa27v5t81ZZ3d6uLEU%3D" width="200" height="200" alt="Indian Wax Scale (Ceroplastes ceriferus) Tentative ID. Clinging to a dead flower/plant stem at a forest edge (near a seasonal stream). <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/105723/indian_wax_scale_ceroplastes_ceriferus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/105725/indian_wax_scale_ceroplastes_ceriferus.html Ceroplastes ceriferus,Fall,Geotagged,United States" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/105725/indian_wax_scale_ceroplastes_ceriferus.html" title="Indian Wax Scale (Ceroplastes ceriferus)"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3231/105725_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=6UvxGnDieNsGt8ZrWFO0qNn8zl8%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Indian Wax Scale (Ceroplastes ceriferus) Tentative ID. Clinging to a dead flower/plant stem at a forest edge (near a seasonal stream). <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/105723/indian_wax_scale_ceroplastes_ceriferus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/105724/indian_wax_scale_ceroplastes_ceriferus.html Ceroplastes ceriferus,Fall,Geotagged,United States" /></a></figure> Ceroplastes ceriferus,Fall,Geotagged,United States Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Indian Wax Scale (Ceroplastes ceriferus)

Tentative ID. Clinging to a dead flower/plant stem at a forest edge (near a seasonal stream).

Indian Wax Scale (Ceroplastes ceriferus) Tentative ID. Clinging to a dead flower/plant stem at a forest edge (near a seasonal stream). <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/105723/indian_wax_scale_ceroplastes_ceriferus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/105725/indian_wax_scale_ceroplastes_ceriferus.html Ceroplastes ceriferus,Fall,Geotagged,United States

Indian Wax Scale (Ceroplastes ceriferus) Tentative ID. Clinging to a dead flower/plant stem at a forest edge (near a seasonal stream). <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/105723/indian_wax_scale_ceroplastes_ceriferus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/105724/indian_wax_scale_ceroplastes_ceriferus.html Ceroplastes ceriferus,Fall,Geotagged,United States

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  1. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    LOVE this! Posted 4 years ago
    1. View Flown Kimmerling's profile
      Flown Kimmerling
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      Thank you! I think they are so cool! They remind me of pink popcorn! haha! Posted 4 years ago
      1. View Christine Young's profile
        Christine Young
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        Lol! Aside from looking like pink ticks, they also remind me of those weird "candy" drops that were stuck to rolls of paper. Did you ever eat those when you were a kid? Posted 4 years ago

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The Ceroplastes ceriferus

''Ceroplastes ceriferus'', the Indian wax scale, is a species of scale insect in the family Coccidae. It is native to southern Asia and has spread to many other parts of the world.

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Similar species: True Bugs
Species identified by Flown Kimmerling
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By Flown Kimmerling

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Uploaded Dec 15, 2020. Captured Dec 13, 2020 15:45 in 227 Oakman Rd NE, Oakman, GA 30732, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 6D Mark II
  • f/22.0
  • 1/83s
  • ISO160
  • 100mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.