Many other insects depend on Muehlenbeckia for protection and food for their larvae. At top, an unnamed boulder butterfly from Central Otago; a native leafroller (centre) is common on Muehlenbeckia; the day-flying moth Morova subfasciata (bottom) is seen about Muehlenbeckia, where its larvae live in stem swellings.
BRIAN PATRICK
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Forest and Bird, Issue 308, 1 May 2003, Page 17
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49Many other insects depend on Muehlenbeckia for protection and food for their larvae. At top, an unnamed boulder butterfly from Central Otago; a native leafroller (centre) is common on Muehlenbeckia; the day-flying moth Morova subfasciata (bottom) is seen about Muehlenbeckia, where its larvae live in stem swellings. BRIAN PATRICK Forest and Bird, Issue 308, 1 May 2003, Page 17
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