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Megarhyssa nortoni nortoni
- Pūtoi
- Order
- Hymenoptera
- Whānau
- Family
- Ichneumonidae
Te Rahi
- 15–45 mm te roa o te tinana. E rua whakareanga te roa ake o te pūtuku kākano i te tinana.
Size range
- Body length 15–45 mm. Ovipositor twice as long as body.
Te Tītaringa
- I mauria mai ki konei mai i Amerika ki te Raki i te tau 1962 me te 1964. Kua tūturu tana noho ki ētahi ngahere Aotearoa.
Distribution
- Introduced from North America in 1962 and 1964. Now established in many forest areas.
Te Huringa Ora
- Koia tētahi o ngā pirinoa maha ka pirinoa ki ngā torongū o te wāpu rākau Sirex noctilio
- He roa te pūtuku kākano, e taea ai e ia te tuku ana hua ki ngā torongū Sirex e noho mai ana ki roto rawa o ngā papa rākau
- Kai ai ngā kātua i te ngongo, i te waimiere.
Life history
- One of several parasites of larval wood wasp, Sirex noctilio
- Long ovipositor to deposit eggs on Sirex grubs deep in timber
- Adults feed on nectar or honeydew
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