Plumichiton pollicinus Henderson & Hodgson
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- 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
Thumbnail scale
The species name pollicinus means "thumb-like", because the mature adult female looks like a small, horny thumbnail.
Biology: one or two generations, or perhaps an overlapping generation, per year. The new generation is produced from summer through winter. Males and females develop on the uppersides of leaves and adult females migrate to the stems. This preference for the upper leaf is unusual and helps to separate thumbnail scale from other soft scales on kānuka and mānuka. The white waxy male tests can often be seen on the leaves in February-March.
Found on the stems and upperside of leaves of:
Kunzea ericoides | kānuka |
Leptospermum scoparium | mānuka |