Kowhai moth caterpillar
Uresiphita polygonalis maorialis (Felder & Rogenhofer)
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Size range
- About 15 mm long
Distribution
- New Zealand native
- Found throughout New Zealand
Life History
- Spotted caterpillars feed on kowhai, brooms, lupin, gorse, clover
