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Lemon Tree Borer Oemona hirta. Image: Phil Bendle Collection, CitSciHub.nz
- Pūtoi
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Whānau
- Family
- Cerambycidae
Te Rahi
- He pītara rahi, e 25 mm pea te roa.
Size range
- Large beetle, up to 25 mm long
Te Tītaringa
- Nō Aotearoa.
- Kitea ai puta noa i Aotearoa.
Distribution
- New Zealand native
- Found throughout the country
Te Huringa Ora
- Ko tā ngā torongū, he wiri i ngā tātā o ngā mauwha me ngā rākau huarākau (ko te rēmana me ana whanaunga ngā mea ka tino kaha te pākia), me te aha, ka mate aua peka iti.
- Kai ai ngā pakeke i te hae.
Life history
- Grubs bore into stems of shrubs and fruit trees (especially citrus), causing twigs to die
- Adult eats pollen
![Lemon Tree Borer [Oemona hirta]. Image: Phil Bendle Collection, CitSciHub.nz Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/What-is-this-bug/Lemon_Tree_Borer_Oemona_hirta__ScaleWidthWzEwMjRd.jpg)
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