Glaucocharis epiphaea: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Crambidae
Genus
Glaucocharis
Species
Glaucocharis epiphaea
Scientific Name
Glaucocharis epiphaea

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Glaucocharis epiphaea

Glaucocharis epiphaea is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1885. It is endemic to New Zealand and has been observed in both the North and South Islands. G. epiphaea prefers mountainous habitat and frequents very damp spots including alpine and subalpine moss bogs. Larvae feed on the moss Dawsonia superba. Adults are on the wing from September until March and are diurnal.

...
 

Images from inaturalist.org observations:

We recommend you sign up for this excellent, free service.

Glaucocharis epiphaea
©Carey-Knox-Southern-Scales, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Glaucocharis epiphaea
©Carey-Knox-Southern-Scales, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

Parent Taxon

Sibling Taxa

Top Observation Places