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Te pūrēhua makipai, te anuhe pea pūhuruhuru

Magpie moth

Nyctemera annulata Boisduval
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Magpie moth [Nyctemera annulata]. Image: Phil Bendle Collection, CitSciHub.nz

Magpie moth Nyctemera annulata. Image: Phil Bendle Collection, CitSciHub.nz

Pūtoi
Order
Lepidoptera
Whānau
Family
Arctiidae
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Te Rahi

  • He pūrēhua āhua rahi, e 45 mm te whānui mai i te pito o tētahi parirau ki tētahi.

Size range

  • Medium–sized moth, wingspan 45 mm

Te Tītaringa

  • Nō Aotearoa. He uri tata tōna ko Nyctemera amica (White) te ingoa, nō Ahitereiria, ā, i Aotearoa kua hono tahi ngā momo nei ki te whakaputa uri.

Distribution

  • New Zealand native, but a similar species Nyctemera amica (White) from Australia also occurs and they interbreed here

Te Huringa Ora

  • He pūrēhua rere awatea.
  • Kai ai te anuhe i ngā tipu o te whānau parani (hei tauira, te ragwort me te cineraria).

Life history

  • Day–flying moth
  • Caterpillar feeds on plants of the daisy family, e.g. ragwort and cineraria
Magpie moth [Nyctemera annulata]. Image: Phil Bendle Collection, CitSciHub.nz Image
Magpie moth Nyctemera annulata. Image: Phil Bendle Collection, CitSciHub.nz
Magpie moths [Nyctemera annulata]. Image: Nicola Baines / CC-BY-NC Image
Magpie moths Nyctemera annulata. Image: Nicola Baines / CC-BY-NC
Magpie moth [Nyctemera annulata] woolly bear (caterpillar). Image: Phil Bendle Collection, CitSciHub.nz Image
Magpie moth Nyctemera annulata woolly bear (caterpillar). Image: Phil Bendle Collection, CitSciHub.nz
Magpie moth [Nyctemera annulata] woolly bear (caterpillar). Image: Phil Bendle Collection, CitSciHub.nz Image
Magpie moth Nyctemera annulata woolly bear (caterpillar). Image: Phil Bendle Collection, CitSciHub.nz