The insect has been diagnosed and named by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), USA as Wax Scale Insect Ceroplastic rustic fayhaa (Linnaeus 1753) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Coccidae). The diagnosis was made based on DNA analysis with a sequence similarity of 97% for the species Ceroplastic rusci (Linnaeus1753), in this study. It was recorded as a new insect pest on Myrtus communis (L. 1753), (Myrtaceae). DNA analysis confirms that it was first recorded in Iraq. These insects were initially observed during April 2023 in the gardens of the College of Basic Education, Mustansiriyah University, in the Sabaa Abkar area in Baghdad / Iraq.