6 Nov 2020

Critter of the Week: The Reefton Water Beetle

From Afternoons, 3:35 pm on 6 November 2020

The Reefton Water Beetle is a small black water scavenger that can't swim.

It is less than 3mm long and is a glossy brown to black, and found around waterfalls at sunny sites in Nelson, Buller and Marlborough

Reefton Beetle - Horelophus walkeri

Reefton Beetle - Horelophus walkeri Photo: Mark Anderson CC BY-SA 4.0