![Huhu beetle [Prionoplus reticularis] pupa. Image: Phil Bendle Collection, CitSciHub.nz](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/What-is-this-bug/Huhu_beetle_Prionoplus-reticularis_pupa_Bendle__FitMaxWzg3Miw1NDVd.jpg)
Huhu beetle Prionoplus reticularis pupa. Image: Phil Bendle Collection, CitSciHub.nz
- Pūtoi
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Whānau
- Family
- Cerambycidae
Te Rahi
- He pītara rahi, e 40–50 mm te roa.
Size range
- Large beetle, 40–50 mm long
Te Tītaringa
- A He momo māori nō Aotearoa
Distribution
- A New Zealand native
Te Huringa Ora
- Kāore te pakeke e kai, ka 2 wiki noa iho e ora ana
- Kai ai te torongū i ngā rākau pōpopo
- Ka huri hei ngeti i te kōhao ka keria e ia ki te rākau
Life history
- Larvae feed in dead rotting wood
- Pupate in a cavity excavated in wood
- Adult does not eat and lives about 2 weeks only
![Huhu beetle [Prionoplus reticularis]. Image: Image: Phil Bendle Collection, CitSciHub.nz Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/What-is-this-bug/Huhu_beetle_Prionoplus-reticularis_Bendle__ScaleWidthWzEwMjRd.jpg)
![Huhu beetle [Prionoplus reticularis] larvae. Image: Phil Bendle Collection, CitSciHub.nz Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/What-is-this-bug/Huhu_beetle_Prionoplus-reticularis_larvae_Bendle__ScaleWidthWzEwMjRd.jpg)
![Huhu beetle [Prionoplus reticularis] pupa. Image: Phil Bendle Collection, CitSciHub.nz Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/What-is-this-bug/Huhu_beetle_Prionoplus-reticularis_pupa_Bendle__ScaleWidthWzEwMjRd.jpg)
