INTERESTING INSECTS
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Native mealybug ladybird - Rhyzobius sp. 1
Added: 28 Nov 2016
Updated: 26 Nov 2018
This small unnamed endemic ladybird has only been found in regenerating coastal native forest by the Manukau Harbour and Auckland's West Coast. It feeds on mealybugs, notably the long-fringed Astelia mealybug, Rastrococc...
Long-fringed Astelia mealybug - Rastrococcus asteliae
Added: 18 Jan 2017
Updated: 01 Feb 2017
This distinctive endemic mealybug lives on the underside of leaves of its endemic host plants Astelia species (Asteliaceae), and renga lily, Arthropodium cirratum (Asparagaceae). It is found on these plants in the North ...
Long egg-sac mealybug - Paracoccus glaucus
Added: 07 May 2018
Updated: 30 Sep 2019
The endemic Long egg-sac mealybug lives on ferns and leaves of trees and shrubs in the North & South Islands. As its name suggests it has distinctive long egg sacs. Conservation status: This native mealybug is not endang...
Long-tailed mealybug - Pseudococcus longispinus
Added: 10 Jan 2019
Updated: 11 Feb 2019
The adventive Long-tailed mealybug has been in New Zealand for over 100 years. It lives on a wide variety of cultivated, naturalised and native plants. It is a pest on outdoor plants and those grown in greenhouses. Conse...
Karo felted scale - Eriococcus pallidus
Added: 31 Jan 2018
Updated: 14 Feb 2018
This endemic scale insect lives on leaves and stems of many trees and shrubs. It is mainly found on indigenous (native) plants in native habitats and in parks. It is present in the North and South Islands. Conservation s...
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