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Te anuhe o te hīhue

Kumara moth caterpillar

Agrius convolvuli (Linnaeus)
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Kumara moth larva. Image: Robert Briggs / CC-BY-SA

Kumara moth larva. Image: Robert Briggs / CC-BY-SA

Pūtoi
Order
Lepidoptera
Whānau
Family
Sphingidae
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Te Rahi

  • He anuhe nui tonu, tērā ka tipu kia 90 mm te roa

Size range

  • A large caterpillar, up to 90 mm long

Te Tītaringa

  • Nō Aotearoa.

Distribution

  • New Zealand native

Te Huringa Ora

  • He rahi te anuhe, he tāpua tonu, he whai pihi anō.
  • Kai ai i te pōhue me ngā rau kūmara.
  • Ki te oneone ia huri ai hei ngeti.

Life history

  • Large distinctive caterpillar with horn
  • Feeds on Calystegia (Convolvulus) and kumara plants
  • Pupates in the ground
  • Also called Convolvulus hawk moth or Sphinx moth
Kumara moth / Te hīhue Image
Kumara moth / Te hīhue
Kumara moth. Image: kereh / CC-BY-NC Image
Kumara moth. Image: kereh / CC-BY-NC
Kumara moth. Image: Julia Panfylova / CC-BY-NC Image
Kumara moth. Image: Julia Panfylova / CC-BY-NC
Kumara moth larva. Image: lomuland / CC-BY-NC Image
Kumara moth larva. Image: lomuland / CC-BY-NC
Kumara moth larva. Image: Robert Briggs / CC-BY-SA Image
Kumara moth larva. Image: Robert Briggs / CC-BY-SA
Kumara moth pupa. Image: Sophie / CC-BY-NC Image
Kumara moth pupa. Image: Sophie / CC-BY-NC