Te papata ngahere māori

Native bush cockroach

Celatoblatta spp.

[Celatoblatta vulgaris]. Image: Jaco Grundling / C-C0

Celatoblatta vulgaris. Image: Jaco Grundling / C-C0

Pūtoi
Order: Blattodea
Whānau
Family: Blattidae

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Te Rahi

He papata iti, ka tupu kia 15mm te roa o te tinana

Size range

Small cockroach, up to 15mm body length

Te Tītaringa

He papata māori, kitea ai e noho ana i ngā poro rākau, i ngā otaota rau, i raro i te hiako tangatanga.
He pai ake ki a ia ngā wāhi pōuri, āhua haukū

Distribution

NZ native, about 15 species.
In logs and leaf litter, under loose bark.

Te Huringa Ora

Kāore ōna parirau
Kāore e whakararu i te noho whare a te tangata

Life history

Favours damp, dark habitats
Wingless
Not a household pest

[Celatoblatta quinquemaculata]. Image: Steve Kerr / CC-BY Image — Celatoblatta quinquemaculata. Image: Steve Kerr / CC-BY

[Celatoblatta undulivitta]. Image; Dougal Townsend / CC-BY-NC Image — Celatoblatta undulivitta. Image; Dougal Townsend / CC-BY-NC

[Celatoblatta vulgaris]. Image: Jaco Grundling / C-C0 Image — Celatoblatta vulgaris. Image: Jaco Grundling / C-C0

Viviparous [Celatoblatta] species give birth to live young. Image: Phil Bendle Collection, CitSciHub.nz Image — Viviparous Celatoblatta species give birth to live young. Image: Phil Bendle Collection, CitSciHub.nz

Cockroach egg cases. Image: Phil Bendle Collection, CitSciHub.nz Image — Cockroach egg cases. Image: Phil Bendle Collection, CitSciHub.nz