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Green stonefly Stenoperla prasina Kevin Daniel Chase (CC-BY-NC)
- Pūtoi
- Order
- Plecoptera
- Whānau
- Family
- Eusthenidae
Te Rahi
- E 30–40 mm te roa
Size range
- Length 30–40 mm
Te Tītaringa
- He momo māori
Distribution
- Native
Te Huringa Ora
- Kitea ai e pātata ana ki te kōawa, i roto i te kirikiri, i te otaota rānei
- Whanake ai ngā pūhouhou i ngā kōawa e mā ana, e āhua makariri ana te wai, he kirikiri, he kōhatu anō kei te takere.
- He kaikiko ngā pūhouhou – ko ngā pūhouhou o te ‘rangitahi’ tāna kai.
Life history
- Found near streams, on stones or vegetation
- Nymphs develop in clean cool stony–bottom streams
- Nymphs are carnivorous, eat mayfly nymphs