Striped lax beetle. Image © Adrianne Jerrett / CC BY-NC
- Pūtoi
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Whānau
- Family
- Oedemeridae
Te Rahi
- He āhua 15 mm te roa
Size range
- About 15 mm long
Te Tītaringa
- He pepeke māori
Distribution
- Native
Te Huringa Ora
- Ka whakawaia e te rama
- Kitea ai ngā torongū i roto i ngā rākau pōpopo
- E whakapaetia ana he hae, he ngongo ngā kai a ngā kātua
Life history
- Attracted to lights
- Grubs found in rotten wood
- Adults probably feed on pollen and nectar
