Classificatie
Animalia [koninkrijk]Arthropoda [superfylum]
Mandibulata [fylum]
Hexapoda [superklasse]
Insecta [klasse]
Pterygota [onderklasse]
Sternorrhyncha [orde]
Coccina [onderorde]
Coccoidea [onderklasse]
Margarodidae [familie]
Icerya [genus]
Icerya purchasi [species]