Silverfish. Image: Christian Fischer / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Pūtoi
- Order
- Thysanura
- Whānau
- Family
- Lepismatidae
Te Rahi
- He iti te hanga, 15 mm pea te roa.
Size range
- Small, up to 15 mm long
Te Tītaringa
- Kei te ao puta noa.
- Kitea ai i rō whare.
Distribution
- Worldwide
- Found in houses
Te Huringa Ora
- He pai ki a ia ngā wāhi takawai.
- He oho pō, he haere pō.
- Ka kino i a ia te pepa.
- Kai ai ia i te māngaro ahakoa i hea – i te patarau, i te parāoa, i te pepa whai kāpia, i te kāpia whakapiri pepa, i te paihere pukapuka, i te kākahu anō.
Life history
- Prefers high humidity
- Active at night
- Damages paper
- Eats starch in all its forms – cereals, flour, paper with glue, paste or sizing, bookbindings, and starch in clothing
