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Aphenochiton kamahi Henderson & Hodgson

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Transparent kāmahi scale

This species is named for its host plant kāmahi [Weinmannia] because it has only been found on trees.

[Aphenochiton kamahi] - adult female. The yellow part in the middle is her unborn crawlers, the small orange-brown spot her anal plates (where she gets rid of honeydew); the outer part is nearly transparent.

[Aphenochiton kamahi] - adult female. The yellow part in the middle is her unborn crawlers, the small orange-brown spot her anal plates (where she gets rid of honeydew); the outer part is nearly transparent.

Biology: probably one generation per year, overwintering as adult females.

Found on the underside of leaves of:

Weinmannia racemosa  kāmahi
Weinmannia silvicola tōwhai