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Plume moth Amblyptilia epotis. Image: Jacob Littlejohn / CC BY SA
- Pūtoi
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Whānau
- Family
- Pterophoridae
Te Rahi
- He iti, e 25mm te whānui mai i te pito o tētahi parirau ki tētahi
Size range
- Small, wingspan up to 25mm
Te Tītaringa
- He pūrēhua māori, e 20 ōna momo
Distribution
- Native, 20 species
Te Huringa Ora
- He hīeweewe ngā parirau, he whai kihukihu, pērā i te raukura
- He roa, he kōpīpī ngā waewae
- Kāore e kaha ki te rere – ā, kāore e noho tawhiti mai i ngā tipu e kai ai ngā torongū
Life history
- Wings are divided and fringed like feathers
- Long fragile legs
- Weak fliers, usually found near larval feeding plants
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