Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Viburnum scale being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Leucaspis gigas
- Coccus hesperidum
- Plumichiton elaeocarpi
- Symeria pyriformis
- Siphoninus phillyreae
- Acanthococcus pohutukawa
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hemiptera
- Family
- Coccidae
- Genus
- Lichtensia
- Species
- Lichtensia viburni
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