Te anuhe o te pea pūhuruhuru

Woolly bear caterpillar

Nyctemera annulata Boisduval

[Nyctemera annulata] caterpillar. Image: wadia /CC BY-NC

Nyctemera annulata caterpillar. Image: wadia /CC BY-NC

Pūtoi
Order: Lepidoptera
Whānau
Family: Arctiidae

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Te Rahi

E 25 mm pea te roa.

Size range

Up to 25 mm long

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 āhua rahi, e 45 mm te whānui mai i te pito o tētahi parirau ki tētahi.
He pūrēhua rere awatea.
Kai ai te anuhe i ngā tipu o te whānau parani (hei tauira, te ragwort me te cineraria).

Life history

Medium–sized moth, wingspan 45 mm
Day–flying moth
Caterpillar feeds on plants of the daisy family, e.g. ragwort and cineraria

Gallery

[Nyctemera annulata] caterpillar. Image: wadia /CC BY-NC Image — Nyctemera annulata caterpillar. Image: wadia /CC BY-NC

[Nyctemera annulata]. Image: Birgit Rhode, Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research / CC-BY Image — Nyctemera annulata. Image: Birgit Rhode, Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research / CC-BY

Adult magpie moth [Nyctemera annulata] with wings folded back. Image: Birgit Rhode, Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research / CC-BY Image — Adult magpie moth Nyctemera annulata with wings folded back. Image: Birgit Rhode, Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research / CC-BY