![Caterpillar (in its bag) of the common bagmoth [Liothula omnivora] Image: StellaMcQ / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/What-is-this-bug/753px-Bagworm_Liothula_omnivora__FitMaxWzg3Miw1NDVd.jpg)
Caterpillar (in its bag) of the common bagmoth Liothula omnivora Image: StellaMcQ / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
- Pūtoi
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Whānau
- Family
- Psychidae
Te Rahi
- E 60 mm te roa o tana pēke, kia pakeke ka 30 mm te whānui mai i te pito o tētahi parirau ki tētahi.
Size range
- Bag 60 mm long, adult wingspan 30 mm
Te Tītaringa
- Nō Aotearoa.
Distribution
- New Zealand native
Te Huringa Ora
- Ka tipu haere te anuhe i roto i tētahi pēke rango kaha, me te whakapiri ki te tipu.
- Kitea ai i te māra me ngā whenua mauwha.
- Kai ai i ngā rau. Kia manotino, tērā ka whakakino i ngā tipu.
- Ina eke ki tōna rahi e taea ana, ka tāmaua te pēke, ka huri hei ngeti
- He rere kore te uwha pakeke, he rite ki te anuhe te hanga, ka mutu, kua noho kē ia ki te pēke. Engari anō te toa, he parirau tūturu ōna.
Life history
- Caterpillar forms in a tough cylindrical bag and attaches to plants
- Often seen in gardens and shrubland
- Eats leaves. Can be damaging if in large numbers
- When fully grown the larva secures the bag and pupates
- Adult female is flightless, grub-like and lives within bag. Male is fully winged
![Common bag moth / Te pūrēhua pēke e kitea nuitia ana [Liothula omnivora] (male) Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/What-is-this-bug/Liothula-omnivora_m__ScaleWidthWzEwMjRd.jpg)
![Caterpillar (in its bag) of the common bagmoth [Liothula omnivora] Image: StellaMcQ / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/What-is-this-bug/753px-Bagworm_Liothula_omnivora__ScaleWidthWzEwMjRd.jpg)
![Common bag moth [Liothula omnivora] pupa Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/What-is-this-bug/Liothula-omnivora_pupa__ScaleWidthWzEwMjRd.jpg)