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Tawhitia glaucophanes

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Tawhitia glaucophanes
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T. glaucophanes
Binomial name
Tawhitia glaucophanes
(Meyrick, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Tauroscopa glaucophanes Meyrick, 1907
  • Tawhitia leonina Philpott, 1931

Tawhitia glaucophanes is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1907.[1] It is found in New Zealand, where it has been recorded from Fiordland to Mount Cook.

The wingspan is 21–32 mm. Adults are on wing from late December to February.[2]

References

  1. ^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ^ New Zealand Journal of Zoology (Aug 1975)