Armored scales either are oyster-shaped, with arcs of wax being layed down, or circular-shaped with arcs of wax pivoting around a central point or nipple. The Ivy or Oleander Scale is grey or dirty white, circular and flat with a somewhat off-center nipple. The False Florida Red Scale is also circular with a central nipple and is dark red to nearly black. A third circular scale, Boisduval's scale is white and flattened while the male is smaller and elongate with three powdery ridges along the back.