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House Borer Anobium punctatum. Image: Jakob Fahr / CC-BY-NC
- Pūtoi
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Whānau
- Family
- Anobiidae
Te Rahi
- He pītara iti, e 3–4 mm te roa.
Size range
- Small beetle, 3–4 mm long
Te Tītaringa
- Nō Ūropi.
- Kitea ai huri noa i Aotearoa.
Distribution
- From Europe
- Found throughout New Zealand
Te Huringa Ora
- He kari anaroa tā ngā torongū, e kino katoa ai ngā papa rākau.
- Kia pakeke, kua whai parirau, ā, i te raumati, mai i te Whiringa–ā–rangi, kua rere.
Life history
- Larvae form tunnels in timber causing widespread damage
- Adults fly in summer from November
![House Borer [Anobium punctatum]. Image: Jakob Fahr / CC-BY-NC Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/What-is-this-bug/House_Borer_Anobium_punctatum_Jakob_Fahr_CCBYNC-v2__ScaleWidthWzEwMjRd.jpg)
![House Borer [Anobium punctatum] mating. Image: scienceimage, CSIRO / CC BY 3.0 Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/What-is-this-bug/House_Borer_Anobium_punctatum_female_male_scienceimage_CSIRO_CCBY30__ScaleWidthWzEwMjRd.jpg)
![House Borer [Anobium punctatum] larva. Image: scienceimage, CSIRO / CC BY 3.0 Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/What-is-this-bug/House_Borer_Anobium_punctatum_larva_scienceimage_CSIRO__ScaleWidthWzEwMjRd.jpg)