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Te pepeke kōhuru

Assassin bug

Stenolemus fraterculus Wygodzinsky
Assassain bug ([Stenolemus fraterculus]) . Image: Phil Bendle

Assassain bug (Stenolemus fraterculus) . Image: Phil Bendle

Pūtoi
Order
Hemiptera
Whānau
Family
Reduviidae
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Te Rahi

  • He iti te hanga – 8–10 mm te roa.

Size range

  • Small size 8–10 mm.

Te Tītaringa

  • Nāna anō ia i hari mai ki konei mai i Ahitereiria.

Distribution

  • Self-introduced from Australia

Te Huringa Ora

  • Ka āta whaiwhai kai māna. Kai ai i ngā pepeke iti.
  • I ētahi wā ka pōhēhētia he rō kē te pepeke kōhuru.

Life history

  • Predacious. Eats small insects
  • Sometimes mistaken for a small mantid