Bronze beetle / Te pītara rauwhero
- Pūtoi
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Whānau
- Family
- Chrysomelidae
Te Rahi
- He pītara iti, e 5 mm te roa
Size range
- Small beetle, 5 mm long
Te Tītaringa
- Nō Aotearoa. Kei ngā wāhi maha, engari e tino kitea ana i te raki o Te Ika a Māui.
Distribution
- Native, widespread, especially common in northern North Island
Te Huringa Ora
- Noho ai ngā torongū ki te poho o Papa, me te kai i ngā pātītī me ngā akaaka clover.
- Kai ai ngā pakeke i te pō, me te aha, kōputaputa ana ngā rau.
- Ka kino anō i a ia ngā huarākau e pakari haere ana.
- He whakararu tāna i ngā huarākau, i ngā tipu o te māra.
Life history
- Larvae live underground, feeding on grass and clover roots
- Adults feed at night, leaving holes in leaves
- Damages developing fruit
- A pest on fruit trees and garden plants
