Woolly bear caterpillar
Nyctemera annulata Boisduval
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Size range
- Up to 25 mm long
Distribution
- New Zealand native, but a similar species, Nyctemera amica (White), from Australia also occurs, and they interbreed here
Life History
- Medium–sized moth, wingspan 45 mm
- Day–flying moth
- Caterpillar feeds on plants of the daisy family, e.g. ragwort and cineraria
