Flax notch caterpillar, adult
Tmetolophota steropastis Meyrick
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Size range
- Wingspan of moth up to 40 mm
Distribution
- Native species. Seen near swamps.
Life History
- Brown–yellow caterpillars feed on young flax (Phormium tenax) leaves, leaving notches along the edges
- Caterpillar activity is nocturnal
