Striped lax beetle.
![Photo by Raewyn Atkinson](https://oldwww.landcareresearch.co.nz/__data/assets/image/0006/2787/varieties/thumb200.jpg)
Photo by Raewyn Atkinson
Thelyphassa lineata (Fabricius)
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Oedemeridae
Size range
- About 15 mm long
Distribution
- Native
Life History
- Attracted to lights
- Grubs found in rotten wood
- Adults probably feed on pollen and nectar