Aphenochiton pubens Henderson & Hodgson
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Factsheets
- Aphenochiton inconspicuus
- Aphenochiton kamahi
- Aphenochiton pronus
- Aphenochiton pubens
- Aphenochiton subtilis
- Ceroplastes destructor
- Ceroplastes sinensis
- Coccus hesperidum
- Coccus longulus
- Crystallotesta fagi
- Crystallotesta leptospermi
- Crystallotesta neofagi
- Crystallotesta ornata
- Crystallotesta ornatella
- Ctenochiton chelyon
- Ctenochiton paraviridis
- Ctenochiton toru
- Ctenochiton viridis
- Epelidochiton piperis
- Inglisia patella
- Kalasiris depressa
- Kalasiris perforata
- Lecanochiton actites
- Lecanochiton metrosideri
- Lecanochiton scutellaris
- Parasaissetia nigra
- Parthenolacanium corni
- Plumichiton diadema
- Plumichiton elaeocarpi
- Plumichiton flavus
- Plumichiton nikau
- Plumichiton pollicinus
- Poropeza dacrydii
- Pounamococcus cuneatus
- Pulvinaria hydrangeae
- Pulvinaria mesembryanthemi
- Pulvinaria vitis
- Saissetia coffeae
- Saissetia oleae
- Umbonichiton adelus
- Umbonichiton bullatus
- Umbonichiton hymenantherae
- Umbonichiton pellaspis
Translucent scale
This scale is very flat and thin in life, and very similar in general appearance to Aphenochiton subtilis, the filmy scale. These two species have even been found together on the same leaf on several Mida trees at Sharps Bush, Auckland. However, when slide-mounted, translucent scale can be easily distinguished from filmy scale because its legs have all their joints [in filmy scale the lower legs - tibia + tarsus - are fused together].
Biology: Has one generation per year and overwinters as the adult female. It is polyphagous [can live on quite a lot of different host plants].
Found on the undersides of leaves of:
Beilschmiedia tawa | tawa |
Cordyline banksii | tī ngahere |
Griselinia lucida | puka / broadleaf |
Hedycarya arborea | porokaiwhiri / pigeonwood |
Litsea calicaris | mangeao |
Mida salicifolia | willow-leaved maire |
Pittosporum tenuifolium | kohuhu |
Podocarpus totara | tōtara |