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Males have feathery antennae.<br /> | Males have feathery antennae.<br /> | ||
A male with a white spot.<br /> | A male with a white spot.<br /> | ||
[ | [[File:Cleora scriptaria Kawakawa moth-004.JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]] | ||
A male<br /> | A male<br /> | ||
[ | [[File:Cleora scriptaria Kawakawa looper moth.JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]] | ||
A male with a black spot.[ | A male with a black spot.[[File:1-Kawakawa Moth Cleora scriptaria-006.JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]] | ||
A female moth with a white spot.<br /> | A female moth with a white spot.<br /> | ||
[ | [[File:Cleora scriptaria.JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]] | ||
Female<br /> | Female<br /> | ||
[ | [[File:1-Cleora scriptaria Kawakawa Looper-001.JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]] | ||
A male moth with a black spot.<br /> | A male moth with a black spot.<br /> | ||
[ | [[File:Male Cleora scriptaria Kawakawa Looper-004.JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]] | ||
Male<br /> | Male<br /> | ||
[ | [[File:Kawakawa Looper Cleora scriptaria-005.JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]] | ||
A male moth with white spot. Note its feathery '''antenna.<br /> | A male moth with white spot. Note its feathery '''antenna.<br /> | ||
''' | [[File:Cleora scriptaria Kawakawa Looper .JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]]''' | ||
A female with a white spot.<br /> | A female with a white spot.<br /> | ||
[[File:Cleora scriptaria .JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]] | |||
A male<br /> | A male<br /> | ||
[[File:Cleora scriptaria Kawakawa moth-005.JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]] | |||
A caterpillar of Cleora scriptaria moth on a Kawakawa leaf. Some caterpillars are green like in the photo but others develop darker markings and body lines as they grow.[[File:Caterpillar of Kawakawa Looper Moth Cleora scriptaria-003.JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]] | |||
[[File:Caterpillar of the Kawakawa Looper moth Cleora scriptaria .JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]] | |||
[ | [[File:Caterpillar of the Kawakawa Looper moth Cleora scriptaria -002.JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]] | ||
[ | [[File:Cleora scriptaria Kawakawa Looper -002.JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]] | ||
[ | [[File:Cleora scriptaria Kawakawa Looper -001.JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]] | ||
A Cleora scriptaria caterpillar has changed colour and preparing to spin cocoon.<br /> | A Cleora scriptaria caterpillar has changed colour and preparing to spin cocoon.<br /> | ||
[ | [[File:Caterpillar of the Kawakawa Looper moth Cleora scriptaria -003.JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]] | ||
A Cleora scriptaria caterpillar spinning it's cocoon.<br /> | A Cleora scriptaria caterpillar spinning it's cocoon.<br /> | ||
[ | [[File:Caterpillar of the Kawakawa Looper moth Cleora scriptaria -004.JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]] | ||
The cocoon.<br /> | The cocoon.<br /> | ||
[ | [[File:Cocoon of Cleora scriptaria.JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]] | ||
The holes in Kawakawa leaves left by this caterpillar. This damage does not seem to effect the plant.<br /> | The holes in Kawakawa leaves left by this caterpillar. This damage does not seem to effect the plant.<br /> | ||
[ | [[File:Macropiper excelsum with damage by Cleora scriptaria.JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]] | ||
[ | [[File:Cleora scriptaria damage to Kawakawa leaf.JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]] | ||
[ | [[File:Kawakawa Looper damage.20.jpg|frameless|upright 2.25]] <br /> | ||
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Thanks to Wikipedia for text and information: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0 | Thanks to Wikipedia for text and information: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0 | ||
Latest revision as of 12:11, 24 September 2019
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Subclass: Pterygota
Infraclass: Neoptera
Superorder: Endopterygota
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Cleora
Species: C.scriptaria
Scientific name: Cleora scriptaria
Common names: Kawakawa Looper,
Cleora scriptaria is a native moth found throughout New Zealand with a wingspan of 40-50 mm.
Its caterpillars feed nocturnally on leaves of Kawakawa (Macropiper excelsum) and other native shrubs including ake-ake (Dodonaea viscosa), Horopito (Pseudowintera), Makomako (Aristotelia serrata), Ramarama and the introduced feijoa tree (Acca sellowiana).
Most kawakawa plants have holes in the leaves made by these caterpillars.
Cleora scriptaria moths are extremely variable in size and colour forms. They have a distinctive spot in the middle of the forewing. These spots can be black, white or cream.
Males have feathery antennae.
A male with a white spot.
A male
A male with a black spot.
A female moth with a white spot.
Female
A male moth with a black spot.
Male
A male moth with white spot. Note its feathery antenna.
A female with a white spot.
A male
A caterpillar of Cleora scriptaria moth on a Kawakawa leaf. Some caterpillars are green like in the photo but others develop darker markings and body lines as they grow.
A Cleora scriptaria caterpillar has changed colour and preparing to spin cocoon.
A Cleora scriptaria caterpillar spinning it's cocoon.
The cocoon.
The holes in Kawakawa leaves left by this caterpillar. This damage does not seem to effect the plant.
Thanks to Wikipedia for text and information: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0
