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Te anuhe o te pūrēhua kōwhai

Kowhai moth caterpillar

Uresiphita polygonalis maorialis (Felder & Rogenhofer)
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Kowhai moth caterpillar. Image: Steve Kerr / CC-BY

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

Pūtoi
Order
Lepidoptera
Whānau
Family
Pyralidae
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Te Rahi

  • 15 mm pea te roa.

Size range

  • About 15 mm long

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 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
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