Burnished brass moth / Te kaiwhakakoromeke hoipīni, te pūrēhua parāhe pīata (male). AMNZ
- Pūtoi
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Whānau
- Family
- Noctuidae
Te Rahi
- He pūrēhua āhua rahi, e 38 mm te whānui mai i te pito o tētahi parirau ki tētahi.
Size range
- Medium–sized moth, wingspan 38 mm
Te Tītaringa
- Nō Āwherika ki te Uru me Ahitereiria.
- Kei Aotearoa iāianā.
- Ka kitea anō i Ūropi me te tonga o Ingarangi
Distribution
- From West Africa and Australia
- Now in New Zealand
- Also found in Europe and southern England
Te Huringa Ora
- Kitea ai i te māra.
- Kai ai ngā anuhe kākāriki whakakoromeke pahara i te hoipīni, i te rīwai, i te pāhiri me te kāroti.
Life history
- Found in gardens
- Green semilooper caterpillars feed on soybeans, potato, parsley and carrot
