Landcare Research - Manaaki Whenua

Landcare-Research -Manaaki Whenua

Hoppers or Amphipods


Order: Amphipoda

Size range

  • Small, 0.5–1.5mm laterally compressed

Distribution

  • Found throughout New Zealand
  • In damp places, leaf litter, under seaweed on beach

Life History

  • Nocturnal scavengers, feed on decaying plant and animal material.
  • Sometimes come in houses, but do not survive dry conditions

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