Near seashore
Sometimes inland, always on Metrosideros species, the button scales.
There are three different soft scale insects here:
Lecanochiton actites Henderson & Hodgson Pōhutukawa button scale |
|
Lecanochiton metrosideri Maskell Rātā button scale |
|
Lecanochiton scutellaris Henderson & Hodgson Small button scale |