Te wīwhara raihi

Rice weevil

Sitophilus oryzae (Linnaeus)

Rice weevil. Image: Olaf Leillinger / CC BY SA 2.5

Rice weevil. Image: Olaf Leillinger / CC BY SA 2.5

Pūtoi
Order: Coleoptera
Whānau
Family: Curculionidae

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Te Rahi

E 2–3 mm te roa.

Size range

Small beetles, length 2–3 mm

Te Tītaringa

I pūtakea mai i ngā whenua Indo–Malay.
Ka horapa haere te raihi ki te ao, ka pērā anō te wīwhara nei.

Distribution

Originally from Indo–Malayan region
Moved around the world by trade in rice

Te Huringa Ora

I ngā wāhi katoa kei reira te raihi e putu ana, kei reira anō pea tēnei pepeke.
He momo pata anō, he pepeke anō e whakararu ana, e whakakino ana i a ia.

Life history

Likely to be found wherever rice is stored
Other types of grain have similar pests

Rice weevil. Image: Olaf Leillinger / CC BY SA 2.5 Image — Rice weevil. Image: Olaf Leillinger / CC BY SA 2.5

Rice weevil, dorsal view. Image: Udo Schmidt / CC BY SA 2.0 Image — Rice weevil, dorsal view. Image: Udo Schmidt / CC BY SA 2.0

Rice weevil, dorsal view. Image: Birgit Rhode, Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research / CC-BY Image — Rice weevil, dorsal view. Image: Birgit Rhode, Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research / CC-BY