Kumara moth caterpillar
Agrius convolvuli (Linnaeus)
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Size range
- A large caterpillar, up to 90 mm long
Distribution
- New Zealand native
Life History
- Large distinctive caterpillar with horn
- Feeds on Calystegia (Convolvulus) and kumara plants
- Pupates in the ground
- Also called Convolvulus hawk moth or Sphinx moth
