Wool Carder Bee / Te pī heru wūru. Image: Nigel Clunie
- Pūtoi
- Order
- Hymenoptera
- Whānau
- Family
- Megachildae
Te Rahi
- He pī āhua rahi, e 8–10 mm te roa. He rahi ake ngā toa i ngā uwha.
Size range
- Medium sized 8–10 mm. Males larger than females.
Te Tītaringa
- I takea mai i Ūropi.
- I kitea tuatahitia i te tau 2006, i Ahuriri me Whakatū. I kitea anō i Tāmaki–makau–rau i te tau 2008.
Distribution
- Originally from Europe.
- Found first in 2006 in Napier and Nelson. Seen in Auckland in 2008.
Te Huringa Ora
- He ahurei tana rere, he momo topaki tonu.
- Ka whakawaia e te pua.
Life history
- Has a very distinctive hovering flight.
- Attracted to flowers.
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