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Plumichiton nikau Henderson& Hodgson

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Glassy nīkau scale
[Plumichiton nikau]. An adult female. She is convex with a thick glassy wax test.

[Plumichiton nikau]. An adult female. She is convex with a thick glassy wax test.

This species is named for its host plant because it has only been found on nikau palms, Rhopalostylis sapida.

Biology: one generation per year, overwintering as young adult females. Often attacked by the  "orange puffs" fungus, Hypocrella duplex.

Found on the both sides of leaves of:

Rhopalostylis sapida nīkau