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Te kahu hua o te pūngāwerewere tarakina–rua

Twospined spider

Poecilopachys australasiae (Griffith & Pidgeon)
[Poecilopachys australasia]. Image: Robert Briggs / CC-BY-SA

Poecilopachys australasia. Image: Robert Briggs / CC-BY-SA

Pūtoi
Order
Araneae
Whānau
Family
Araneidae
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Te Rahi

  • He pūngāwerewere iti, he muramura ōna tae. E 7–8 mm pea te roa o te tinana.

Size range

  • Small, bright spider. Body length about 7–8 mm

Te Tītaringa

  • Nō Ahitereiria, engari mai i ngā 1970 kua rarau anō te noho ki Aotearoa.

Distribution

  • From Australia, found in New Zealand since the 1970s

Te Huringa Ora

  • Kitea ai i ngā mauwha o te māra, tae atu ki ngā rākau rēmana me ērā atu o ngā rākau o taua whānau.
  • Ka pō ana, ka hanga māwhaiwhai porohita iti.
  • Kia mutu tana hiahia ki tana whare, ka whakakorehia atu e ia.
  • He āhua rite te hanga o te pūkoro hua ki te waka whāiti.
  • Ko te pūrēhua tētahi o ana kai.

Life history

  • Found in gardens on shrubs, often on citrus trees.
  • Spider builds a small orbweb at nightime.
  • Dismantles the web after use.
  • Eggsac spindle–shaped.
  • Food includes moths.