Florida Red Scale
Chrysomphalus aonidum
The adult Florida Red Scale is a minute armored scale insect found on citrus and other evergreen host plants in warm regions. Females remain fixed beneath a circular reddish-brown scale cover, feeding on plant sap and sheltering eggs under the same armor. Males are much smaller and short-lived, while the conspicuous feeding form is the sessile armored female. Its notable defense is the tough waxy shield that hides the soft body from weather and predators.
- Type
- Shell
- Conservation status
- NE
Growth chain
- ?
- Florida Red Scale