Te papata ngahere māori
Native bush cockroach
Celatoblatta spp.
- Pūtoi
- Order
- Blattodea
- Whānau
- Family
- Blattidae
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