#scale_insect__scaleinsect  small homopterous insect that usually lives and feeds on plants and secretes a protective waxy covering
  supertype:  coccid_insect  scale insects and mealybugs
  subtype:  soft_scale  an insect active in all stages
     subtype:  brown_soft_scale__Coccus_hesperidum  pest on citrus trees
  subtype:  wax_insect__waxinsect  any of various insects that secrete a waxy substance
  subtype:  armored_scale__armoredscale  insect having a firm covering of wax especially in the female
     subtype:  San_Jose_scale__Aspidiotus_perniciosus  small east Asian insect naturalized in the United States that damages fruit trees
  subtype:  cochineal_insect__cochinealinsect__cochineal__Dactylopius_coccus  Mexican red scale insect that feeds on cacti; the source of a red dye

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