Coccus hesperidum L., 1758

Malumphy, Chris, 2014, An annotated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles, Zootaxa 3846 (1), pp. 69-86 : 72

Coccus hesperidum L. — brown soft scale

Cosmopolitan, widespread in the Lesser Antilles; polyphagous, feeding on plants belonging to 130 families; a major pest of citrus and many other crops and ornamental plants. Recorded from Saint Lucia by CABI (1972a) and Malumphy (2012, on an unspecified plant).