, ▁but ter f lies , ▁th ri ps , ▁mit es ▁and ▁be et les . ▁There ▁are ▁also ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁dozen ▁be et les ▁that ▁feed ▁on ▁the ▁dead ▁plant ▁material . ▁ ▁Below ▁are ▁some ▁species ▁of ▁interest , ▁organ ised ▁by ▁feed ing ▁hab its : ▁ ▁Pitt os por um ▁flower ▁we ev il ▁– ▁A ne uma ▁rub ric ale ▁– , ▁a ▁native ▁insect , ▁l ays ▁its ▁eggs ▁on ▁the ▁flower ▁of ▁k ō h ū h ū ; ▁interesting ly , ▁only ▁k ō h ū h ū ▁is ▁chosen ▁for ▁this , ▁even ▁if ▁the ▁we ev il ▁fe eds ▁on ▁other ▁types ▁of ▁Pitt os por um . ▁As ▁soon ▁as ▁the ▁we ev il ’ s ▁lar va e ▁h atch , ▁they ▁start ▁feed ing ▁on ▁the ▁stam ens ▁and ▁o var ies ▁of ▁the ▁flowers , ▁switching ▁to ▁the ▁leaves ▁once ▁they ▁reach ▁ad ul th ood . ▁ ▁An ▁arrival ▁from ▁Australia , ▁pitt os por um ▁shield ▁bug ▁– ▁Monte ith iella ▁hum er alis ▁– ▁ ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁en demic ▁pitt os por um ▁ps yll id ▁– ▁T rio za ▁vit re or adi ata ▁– ▁ ▁feed ▁only ▁on ▁Pitt os por um ▁species , ▁by ▁att aching ▁themselves ▁to ▁a ▁suitable ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁plant ▁and ▁feed ing ▁on ▁its ▁sap . ▁The ▁ps yll id ▁leaves ▁a ▁trail ▁of ▁characteristic ▁“ be ads ” ▁behind . ▁ ▁Cot ton