![Hibiscus beetle / Te pītara hibiscus [Aethina concolor]](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/What-is-this-bug/Flowerbeetle3__FitMaxWzg3Miw1NDVd.jpg)
Hibiscus beetle / Te pītara hibiscus Aethina concolor
- Pūtoi
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Whānau
- Family
- Nitidulidae
Te Rahi
- He pītara iti, e 3–4 mm te roa.
Size range
- Small beetle, 3–4 mm long
Te Tītaringa
- I haria mai i Ahitereiria.
Distribution
- Introduced from Australia
Te Huringa Ora
- Kitea ai e noho tahi ana ki te putiputi.
- Tērā ka kino katoa i a ia ngā putiputi o te hibiscus me te rōhi.
- Ina rūrūhia te tipu, kua taka ki te papa.
Life history
- Found on flowers
- Can cause considerable damage to hibiscus and rose flowers
- Drops to the ground when the shrub is shaken
![Hibiscus beetle / Te pītara hibiscus [Aethina concolor]. Image: jacqui_nz (CC-BY-SA) Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/What-is-this-bug/hibiscus-beetle-jacqui-nz-CC-BY-SA__ScaleWidthWzEwMjRd.jpeg)
![Hibiscus beetle [Aethina concolor]. Image: G McCormack, CINHP Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/What-is-this-bug/hibiscus-beetle-image-CINHP-G-McCormack__ScaleWidthWzEwMjRd.jpg)
![Hibiscus beetle / Te pītara hibiscus [Aethina concolor]. Image: James Bailey (CC-BY-NC) Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/What-is-this-bug/hibiscus-beetle-James-Bailey-CC-BY-NC__ScaleWidthWzEwMjRd.jpg)