Harakeke 5
Harakeke caterpillars. Levels 3 and 4
Achievement Objectives
3.1 Learn about the special features of organisms that help them stay alive. Te Marautanga o Aotearoa: (p.100) Te Ao Tūroa, Te Rauropi 1
There are two types of caterpillar that feed from the harakeke leaf. One of the caterpillars has jaws that bite the edge of the leaf. These caterpillars make a notch in the leaf.
![Notch Notch.](/var/tki-mohio/storage/images/overview-of-biology/image-gallery/leaves-and-others/notch/4564-6-eng-NZ/Notch_medium.jpg)
Stephen Williams
The other type of caterpillar has jaws that scrape the top of the leaf. This eventually causes a hole to form in the leaf.
![Window Window](/var/tki-mohio/storage/images/overview-of-biology/image-gallery/leaves-and-others/window/4567-8-eng-NZ/Window_medium.jpg)
Stephen Williams