The Gum emperor caterpillar turns into a moth not a butterfly. When it is a caterpillar it is spiky. It turns pink before it turns into a pupa. If you don't know what that is, it is a cocoon. When it becomes a moth it looks nothing like the caterpillar at all. The moth has 5 colours: orange, black, yellow, skin colour and white. Most gum emperors live in the North Island and north of the South Island.By Jessica H.
