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It is a very variable coloured moth as seen in the photos below.<br /> | It is a very variable coloured moth as seen in the photos below.<br /> | ||
[ | [[File:Uresiphita maorialis.JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]] | ||
[ | [[File:Kowhai moth Uresiphita maorialis.JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]] | ||
[ | [[File:Kowhai moth Uresiphita maorialis .JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]] | ||
[ | [[File:Kowhai moth Uresiphita maorialis -004.JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]] | ||
[ | [[File:Kowhai moth Uresiphita maorialis .JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]] | ||
[ | [[File:Uresiphita polygonalis ssp. maorialis Kowhai moth. Kowhai moth.JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]] | ||
[ | [[File:Kowhai Moth Subspecies Uresiphita polygonalis maorialis -001.JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]] | ||
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Another photo of the same species with wings closed showing a different pattern.<br /> | Another photo of the same species with wings closed showing a different pattern.<br /> | ||
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[[File:Kowhai Moth Uresiphita polygonalis ssp. maorialis -004.JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]] | |||
The moth's underside.<br /> | The moth's underside.<br /> | ||
[ | [[File:Kowhai moth Uresiphita maorialis-001.JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]] | ||
The Kowhai moth (Uresiphita maorialis) caterpillar. They can be green in colour.<br /> | The Kowhai moth (Uresiphita maorialis) caterpillar. They can be green in colour.<br /> | ||
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Green form<br /> | Green form<br /> | ||
[[File:Caterpillar of the Kowhai moth Uresiphita polygonalis maorialis .JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 16:25, 24 September 2019
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Pyraloidea
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Uresiphita
Species: U. maorialis
Binomial name: Uresiphita maorialis
Synonym: Uresiphita polygonalis maorialis
Common name: Kowhai Moth
The Kowhai moth (Uresiphita maorialis) is a New Zealand native which is found throughout New Zealand. It is also found in the Pacific, including Hawaii, Sri Lanka, Europe and northern & southern Africa. In New Zealand, it is seen from October to March.They have a wingspan > 20 mm. They are often seen flying during the day. The Kowhai moth caterpillar (green/orange with black spots) is about 15 mm long. These spotted caterpillars feed on kowhai, brooms, lupins, gorse, clovers.
The Australian Uresiphita polygonalis ornithopteralis has also naturalised in NZ, recorded from Northland. It has a broad dark band around the fringe of the underside of the rear wing. This band is absent from Uresiphita maorialis.)
It is a very variable coloured moth as seen in the photos below.
Another photo of the same species with wings closed showing a different pattern.
The moth's underside.
The Kowhai moth (Uresiphita maorialis) caterpillar. They can be green in colour.
Green form
Thanks to Wikipedia for text and information: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
