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Click beetle / Te pītara ngete. Conoderus exsul
- Pūtoi
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Whānau
- Family
- Elateridae
Te Rahi
- Ka āhua 12–13 mm te roa o te pītara pakeke, ko te torongū (arā, te ‘noke–waea’), ka āhua 17 mm te roa.
Size range
- Adult beetle about 12–13 mm long, larva (wireworm) about 17 mm long
Te Tītaringa
- Nō Ahitereiria
Distribution
- From Australia, also found in New Zealand
Te Huringa Ora
- Kai ai ngā torongū i ngā akaaka o ngā tipu, i te rīwai, me ngā torongū o ētahi atu momo pepeke.
- Tērā pea ka kai ngā pakeke i ngā rau, i te hae me te ngongo.
- Ki te tūpono tau atu te pepeke nei ki te papa ko tana tuarā kei raro, ko ana waewae kei runga, ka taea e ia te whakamahi tētahi hanga ngete i waenga i ngā wāhanga e rua o tana kahu kia peke ai ia kia 30 cm pea te teitei, me kore e tika te tū i te taunga atu anō ki te papa.
Life history
- Larvae of elaterids eat plant roots, potatoes and other insect larvae
- Adults may eat leaves, pollen and nectar
- If a beetle lands on its back, it is able to use a click mechanism between the two parts of the shell to jump up to 30 cm, thus righting itself, making an audible click
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