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Poecilopachys australasia. Image: Robert Briggs / CC-BY-SA
- Pūtoi
- Order
- Araneae
- Whānau
- Family
- Araneidae
Te Rahi
- He pūngāwerewere iti, he muramura ōna tae. E 7–8 mm pea te roa o te tinana.
Size range
- Small, bright spider. Body length about 7–8 mm
Te Tītaringa
- Nō Ahitereiria, engari mai i ngā 1970 kua rarau anō te noho ki Aotearoa.
Distribution
- From Australia, found in New Zealand since the 1970s
Te Huringa Ora
- Kitea ai i ngā mauwha o te māra, tae atu ki ngā rākau rēmana me ērā atu o ngā rākau o taua whānau.
- Ka pō ana, ka hanga māwhaiwhai porohita iti.
- Kia mutu tana hiahia ki tana whare, ka whakakorehia atu e ia.
- He āhua rite te hanga o te pūkoro hua ki te waka whāiti.
- Ko te pūrēhua tētahi o ana kai.
Life history
- Found in gardens on shrubs, often on citrus trees.
- Spider builds a small orbweb at nightime.
- Dismantles the web after use.
- Eggsac spindle–shaped.
- Food includes moths.
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