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Slaters

Porcellio scaber Latreille
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[Porcellio scaber]. Image: Katja Schulz / CC-BY

Porcellio scaber. Image: Katja Schulz / CC-BY

Pūtoi
Order
Isopoda
Whānau
Family
Porcellionidae
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Te Rahi

  • 17 mm pea te roa.

Size range

  • Up to 17 mm long

Te Tītaringa

  • I takea mai i Ūropi. Ka kitea nuitia i ngā iāri puta noa i Aotearoa.

Distribution

  • Introduced from Europe. Widespread in backyards in New Zealand

Te Huringa Ora

  • Kitea ai i ngā wāhi haukū, i ngā putunga wairākau, i raro i te hiako rākau me ngā otaota i te māra.
  • Ko ngā tipu kua pōpopo haere ana tino kai, engari ka kai anō i ngā uhi mēnā e kaha maroke ana te oneone. Tērā ka kai anō i ngā huarākau taka mai i te rākau, me ngā wana.
  • Tērā ka kitea te pāpapa manomano e noho tōpū ana.
  • Ka karangatia anō e ētahi he ‘kutu–rākau’.

Life history

  • Found in damp places, compost heaps, under bark and garden debris
  • Usually eat decaying plant matter, but feed on root vegetables if soil moisture is low. Also windfall fruit, seedlings
  • Sometimes found in large numbers
  • Also known as woodlice
[Porcellio scaber] are sometimes found in large numbers. Image: Reiner Richter / CC-BY-NC-SA) Image
Porcellio scaber are sometimes found in large numbers. Image: Reiner Richter / CC-BY-NC-SA)
[Porcellio scaber]. Image: Katja Schulz / CC-BY Image
Porcellio scaber. Image: Katja Schulz / CC-BY
Juvenile [Porcellio scaber]. Image: Phil Bendle Collection, CitSciHub.nz Image
Juvenile Porcellio scaber. Image: Phil Bendle Collection, CitSciHub.nz