Lepidosaphes
| Lepidosaphes | |
|---|---|
| Lepidosaphes ulmi (Oystershell scale) on tree — an introduced pest insect. At Rock Corral Campground in Milford, Utah, the Western United States | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Sternorrhyncha |
| Family: | Diaspididae |
| Subtribe: | Lepidosaphidina |
| Genus: | Lepidosaphes Shimer, 1868 |
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Lepidosaphes is a genus of armored scale insects in the family Diaspididae. There are at least 190 described species in Lepidosaphes, found worldwide.