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Paratachardina pseudolobata, lobate lac scale. On twigs of cultivated white Hibiscus, Moanalua Gardens. A generalist plant pest new to Hawaii, already starting to invade native forest. When crushed, they produce a blood-red juice like cochineal. The small red dots are the immature crawler stage.
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- Hawaii, Hawaiian alien arthropods, Hemiptera, Kerriidae, Koolau Range, Moanalua, Oahu, Paratachardina, Paratachardina pseudolobata
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- 2012:11:01 14:05:11
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- Hawaii, Oahu, Koolau Range, Moanalua, Hemiptera, Kerriidae, Paratachardina, Paratachardina pseudolobata, Hawaiian alien arthropods
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- Paratachardina pseudolobata, lobate lac scale. On twigs of cultivated white Hibiscus, Moanalua Gardens. A generalist plant pest new to Hawaii, already starting to invade native forest. When crushed, they produce a blood-red juice like cochineal. The small red dots are the immature crawler stage.
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