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Metallic green rove beetle Thyreocephalus orthodoxus. Image: Tom / CC-BY
- Pūtoi
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Whānau
- Family
- Staphylinidae
Te Rahi
- Kei te āhua 15 mm te roa
Size range
- About 15 mm long
Te Tītaringa
- Nō Ahitereiria. Kitea nuitia ai i ngā māra me ngā taiapa pātītī i Aotearoa.
Distribution
- Australian. Common in gardens and pasture in New Zealand.
Te Huringa Ora
- He pītara konihi, ko ngā ngārara tinana mohe o te oneone tāna kai
- Kia tū ia ki te riri, ki te whawhai, ka hikina tana puku
- Tukuna ai he matū kino hei pare atu i te hoariri
Life history
- Predator, eats soft bodied soil insects
- Defence posture with abdomen raised
- Emits chemical as deterrent to predators
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