Landcare Research - Manaaki Whenua

Landcare-Research -Manaaki Whenua

Huhu beetle pupa

Prionoplus reticularis White


Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cerambycidae

Size range

  • Huhu beetle 40–50 mm long

Distribution

  • A New Zealand native

Life History

  • Larvae feed in dead rotting wood
  • Pupate in a cavity excavated in wood
  • Adult does not eat and lives about 2 weeks only

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