Tawhitia glaucophanes

Tawhitia glaucophanes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Tawhitia
Species: 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]

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