![Gum leaf skeletoniser / Te kaiwhakaporoiwi rau purukamu [Uraba lugens] caterpillar. Image: Robert Briggs (CC-BY-SA-4.0)](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/What-is-this-bug/Uraba_lugens_Robert-BriggsCC-BY-SA-4__FitMaxWzg3Miw1NDVd.jpg)
Gum leaf skeletoniser / Te kaiwhakaporoiwi rau purukamu Uraba lugens caterpillar. Image: Robert Briggs (CC-BY-SA-4.0)
- Pūtoi
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Whānau
- Family
- Nolidae
Te Rahi
- He anuhe āhua rahi, 20–30 mm.
Size range
- Medium sized caterpillar, 20–30 mm.
Te Tītaringa
- Nō Ahitereiria, i āta kitea tuatahitia i Aotearoa i te tau 1997.
Distribution
- Australian, first recorded in New Zealand in 1997
Te Huringa Ora
- Tukuna whakararahia ai ngā hua ki ngā mata e rua o te rau purukamu.
- He pōtae tāpua tō ētahi o ngā anuhe, koia ōna kahu upoko tawhito.
- Tērā ka mangeo te kiri tangata i ngā huru o te anuhe.
- He whakakino tāna i ngā rau o te Eucalyptus, i āna mahi whakaporoiwi, kaikai rau.
Life history
- Eggs laid in parallel lines on both surfaces of gum leaf.
- Caterpillars often have a distinctive ‘cap’ of discarded head capsules.
- Caterpillar hairs may cause irritation to human skin.
- Damage to leaves of Eucalyptus, by skeletonising and defoliation.
Gallery
![Gum leaf skeletoniser / Te kaiwhakaporoiwi rau purukamu [Uraba lugens] (female) Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/What-is-this-bug/Uraba_lugens_female__ScaleWidthWzEwMjRd.jpg)
![Gum leaf skeletoniser / Te kaiwhakaporoiwi rau purukamu [Uraba lugens] (male) Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/What-is-this-bug/Uraba_lugens_male__ScaleWidthWzEwMjRd.jpg)
![Gum leaf skeletoniser / Te kaiwhakaporoiwi rau purukamu [Uraba lugens] caterpillar. Image: Robert Briggs (CC-BY-SA-4.0) Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/What-is-this-bug/Uraba_lugens_Robert-BriggsCC-BY-SA-4__ScaleWidthWzEwMjRd.jpg)
![Gum leaf skeletoniser / Te kaiwhakaporoiwi rau purukamu [Uraba lugens] caterpillars. Image: Donald Hobern from Copenhagen Denmark (CC-BY-2.0) Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/What-is-this-bug/1280px-Uraba_lugens_Donald-Hobern-from-Copenhagen-Denmark-CC-BY-2__ScaleWidthWzEwMjRd.jpg)
![Gum leaf skeletoniser / Te kaiwhakaporoiwi rau purukamu [Uraba lugens] caterpillars. Image: ronigreer (CC-BY-NC) Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/What-is-this-bug/gum-leaf-skeletoniser-caterpillars-ronigreer-some-rights-reserved-CC-BY-NC__ScaleWidthWzEwMjRd.jpg)
![Gum leaf skeletoniser / Te kaiwhakaporoiwi rau purukamu [Uraba lugens] eggs. Image: Project Noah Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/What-is-this-bug/gum-leaf-skeletoniser-eggs-project-noah__ScaleWidthWzEwMjRd.jpg)
![Gum leaf skeletoniser / Te kaiwhakaporoiwi rau purukamu [Uraba lugens] eggs. Image: Project Noah Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/What-is-this-bug/gum-leaf-skeletoniser-eggs-project-noah2__ScaleWidthWzEwMjRd.jpg)