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The wētā shelters at the base of the leaf.
The adults look like moths. They have see-through wings with brown patches. If they are disturbed, they jump away quickly. Their mouths pierce the leaf and suck out the sap....
Cicadas lay their eggs at the base of the leaf. When the nymphs hatch, they climb down the leaf and burrow into the soil. They then feed on the harakeke roots....
When harakeke flowers in November and December, large numbers of these tiny black insects swarm over the flower heads. Their feeding on nectar and pollen damages the flower and stops...
This beetle can sometimes be seen on the flowers of harakeke. It causes no harm to the plant. It is sometimes mistaken for an ant.
The caterpillar of the bag moth makes a special bag, which it lives in, and carries with it as it feeds during the day. It usually eats the underside of...
Harakeke window and notch moths lay their eggs on the underside of the leaf. After about a week the caterpillars hatch. They feed at night and will shelter during the...
Tūī feed from the sweet nectar in the flowers and spread pollen (needed to make the seed) to other harakeke.
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