Lax beetle. Image: Tom, iNaturalist. CC-BY 4.0
- Pūtoi
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Whānau
- Family
- Oedemeridae
Te Rahi
- He āhua 12–15 mm te roa
Size range
- About 12–15 mm long
Te Tītaringa
- Nō Ahitereiria, engari kitea ai i te rohe o Whakatū i Te Waipounamu, me Te Ika–a–Māui
Distribution
- Australian beetle. Found in New Zealand, Nelson and north
Te Huringa Ora
- Kai ai ngā kātua i te ngongo me te hae
- Ka whakawaia e te rama.
- Ko te rākau pōpopo te wāhi e noho ai ngā torongū.
- He matū tāoke tāna hei pare atu i te hoariri
- Tērā pea ka pūhahana te kiri tangata i te tāoke nei
Life history
- Adults eat nectar and pollen
- Attracted to lights
- Grubs in rotting wood
- Toxic chemical defences
- Contact with beetle causes inflammation
