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Moss Bug

Peloridiopsis zealandica

Vulnerable

About

A tiny living fossil from New Zealand that feeds on mosses in ancient southern beech forests. The family dates back to the Jurassic period.

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Did You Know?

Peloridiidae are considered living fossils, relics of the ancient supercontinent Gondwana found only in Australasia and South America.