Glaucocharis lepidella
species of moth endemic to New Zealand
Glaucocharis lepidella is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is endemic to New Zealand and is found in both the North and South Island. The species inhabits lowland to subalpine native forest. Larvae may feed on mosses. Adults are on the wing from November to February and are attracted to light.
Taxonomy
This species was first described by Francis Walker in 1866 using a specimen collected by T. R. Oxley in Nelson and named Eromene lepidella. In 1875 Cajetan von Felder, Rudolf Felder and Alois Friedrich Rogenhofer, thinking they were describing a new species, named it Crambus gracilis. In 1882 Edward Meyrick placed this species in the genus Diptychophora. In 1883 Meyrick gave a more detailed description of the specie and synonymised Crambus gracilis into D. lepidella.
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