Tawhitia pentadactylus

Tawhitia pentadactylus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Crambinae
Tribe: Crambini
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 family Crambidae. It was described by Zeller in 1863.[1] It is found in Australia (Tasmania)[2] and in New Zealand, where it has been recorded in 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.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Zeller, P. C. (Philipp Christoph), 1808-1883 (1863), Chilonidarum et crambidarum genera et species (in Latin), Berlin, p. 38, doi:10.5962/bhl.title.66009, LCCN 29004110, OCLC 9625754, Wikidata Q51456116{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  3. ↑ New Zealand Journal of Zoology (Aug 1975)