Magpie moth
Nyctemera annulata Boisduval
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Size range
- Medium–sized moth, wingspan 45 mm
Distribution
- New Zealand native, but a similar species Nyctemera amica (White) from Australia also occurs and they interbreed here
Life History
- Day–flying moth
- Caterpillar feeds on plants of the daisy family, e.g. ragwort and cineraria
