Te pūrēhua kōwhai

Kowhai moth

Uresiphita polygonalis maorialis (Felder & Rogenhofer)

Kowhai moth. Image: Steve Kerr / CC-BY

Kowhai moth. Image: Steve Kerr / CC-BY

Pūtoi
Order: Lepidoptera
Whānau
Family: Pyralidae

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Te Rahi

He pūrēhua āhua rahi, e 27 mm mai i te pito o tētahi parirau ki tētahi.

Size range

Medium–sized moth, wingspan 27 mm

Te Tītaringa

Nō Aotearoa.
Kitea ai huri noa i Aotearoa.

Distribution

New Zealand native
Found throughout New Zealand

Te Huringa Ora

Kai ai ngā anuhe tāingoingo i te kōwhai, i te tainoka me ōna whanaunga, i te rūpine, i te kōhi me te clover.

Life history

Spotted caterpillars feed on kowhai, brooms, lupin, gorse, clover

Kowhai moth. Image: Steve Kerr / CC-BY Image — Kowhai moth. Image: Steve Kerr / CC-BY

Kowhai moth. Image: Aalbert Rebergen / CC-BY-NC Image — Kowhai moth. Image: Aalbert Rebergen / CC-BY-NC

Kowhai moth caterpillar. Image: Steve Kerr / CC-BY Image — Kowhai moth caterpillar. Image: Steve Kerr / CC-BY

Kowhai moth caterpillar. Image: Phil Bendle Collection, CitSciHub.nz Image — Kowhai moth caterpillar. Image: Phil Bendle Collection, CitSciHub.nz