Landcare Research - Manaaki Whenua

Landcare-Research -Manaaki Whenua

Near seashore

Pōhutukawa, Hauraki Gulf.

Pōhutukawa, Hauraki Gulf.

Sometimes inland, always on Metrosideros species, the button scales.

There are three different soft scale insects here:

<em>Lecanochiton actites</em>. Young adult female.

Lecanochiton actites Henderson & Hodgson

Pōhutukawa button scale
<em>Lecanochiton metrosideri</em> - young adult female.

Lecanochiton metrosideri Maskell

Rātā button scale
<em>Lecanochiton scutellaris</em> - adult female [dark brown] and a new born crawler [yellow].

Lecanochiton scutellaris Henderson & Hodgson

Small button scale