page_title: Blosyropus spinosus
section_title: Distribution and habitat
hierarchical_section_title: Blosyropus spinosus / Distribution and habitat
caption_attribution_description: English: Male Blosyropus spinosus collected from Waitomo, New Zealand and photographed alive.
context_page_description: Blosyropus spinosus, also known as the spiny longhorn or spiny silver-pine borer, is a rare species of longhorn beetle endemic to New Zealand. Its Māori names include howaka and kapapa.
context_section_description: Blosyropus spinosus has been found in forest in many areas of New Zealand. Its larvae have been discovered in rotting logs of a variety of trees including tawa, Dracophyllum, pōhutukawa, manoao (silver pine), and red beech, as well as in podocarp forest. It is a Category I (indeterminate status) Threatened Species.
caption: Male Blosyropus spinosus
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