Tawhitia pentadactylus

Tawhitia pentadactylus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Tawhitia
Species: T. pentadactylus
Binomial name
Tawhitia pentadactylus
(Zeller, 1863)
Synonyms
  • Crambus pentadactylus Zeller, 1863
  • Argyria pentadactylus
  • Velasquez pentadactylus
  • Aphomia strigosa Butler, 1877
  • Aphomia strigosus Butler, 1877
  • Aquita claviferella Walker, 1866

Tawhitia pentadactylus is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Zeller in 1863. It is found in Australia (Tasmania)[1] and in New Zealand, where it has been recorded from South Island and the southern part of the North Island. The habitat consists of subalpine swamps.

The wingspan is 29-40 mm for males and 30-36 mm for females. Adults are on wing in October and from December to March.[2]

References

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