Landcare Research - Manaaki Whenua

Landcare-Research -Manaaki Whenua

Te kōhanga o te katipō pepa o Āhia

Polistes chinensis Fabricius

Pūtoi: Hymenoptera
Whānau: Vespidae

Te Tītaringa

  • Kua kitea anō te katipō pepa o Āhia i Ōtākou.

Te Huringa Ora

  • He pepeke āhua rahi, 12–15 mm te roa.
  • He pepeke wero.
  • He iti te kōhanga, he rite ki te hamarara te hanga, he kakau anō tōna, ka whakamaua atu ki te rākau, ki ngā hikuhiku rānei o te whare.
  • Ina rere, ka tāwēwē noa iho ana waewae o muri.
  • Kai ai i te anuhe, i te ngongo, i te waimiere, i te huarākau.