Chinese white wax bug (Ericerus pela) or a type of lanternfly (Flata limbata); a small insect whose male nymphs secrete large amounts of white wax used for making candles and medicine; also called [[蜡虫|蠟蟲|la4 chong2]]

species of scale insect (Ericerus pela) cultivated for the commercial production of white wax, typically found on the wax tree (Ligustrum lucidum) or privet