Burnt Pine longhorn beetle / Te pihiroa paina wera
- Pūtoi
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Whānau
- Family
- Cerambycidae
Te Rahi
- He pītara rahi, e 25–30 mm te roa.
Size range
- A large beetle, 25–30 mm
Te Tītaringa
- Nō Ūropi. Kei Te Ika a Māui me Te Tauihu o te Waka a Māui.
Distribution
- From Europe, found in North Island and northern South Island
Te Huringa Ora
- Kai ai ngā torongū i te hiako roto o ngā paina kua mate, tae atu ki ērā kua mate i weranga i te ahi.
- He manomano ngā hua ka whānau mai, he manomano ngā torongū ka oreore mai, me te aha, ka tere tonu te pōpopo haere o ngā poro rākau.
Life history
- Larvae feed in the inner bark of dead pine trees and logs, especially those killed by fire.
- Concentrated egg–laying results in large numbers of larvae and rapid deterioration of logs