Black cockroach
- Pūtoi
- Order
- Blattodea
- Whānau
- Family
- Blattidae
Te Rahi
- E 20 mm te roa o te tinana.
Size range
- Body length, 20 mm
Te Tītaringa
- Nō Aotearoa tēnei momo.
- Noho ai ki te otaota rau, ki raro i te hiako rākau tangatanga, ki ngā rākau popo, ki waenga rānei i ngā kōhatu.
Distribution
- New Zealand native
- Lives in leaf litter, under loose bark, in rotten wood, amongst stones on the ground
Te Huringa Ora
- Kai ai i ngā tipu kua pōpopo haere.
- Me uaua ka mahi kāinga mōna ki rō whare.
- He āhua haunga.
- Kāore ōna parirau.
Life history
- Eats decaying plant material
- Does not usually establish in human households
- Unpleasant smell
- Wingless