Glaucocharis auriscriptella

Glaucocharis auriscriptella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Glaucocharis
Species: G. auriscriptella
Binomial name
Glaucocharis auriscriptella
(Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Eromene auriscriptella Walker, 1864

Glaucocharis auriscriptella is a moth in the Crambidae family.[1] It was described by Francis Walker in 1864.[2] It is endemic to New Zealand.[3]

The larvae feed on mosses.

References

  1. Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. 2 Kingdom Animalia: Chaetognatha, Ecdysozoa, Ichnofossils. Christchurch, N.Z.: Canterbury University Press. p. 457. ISBN 9781877257933. OCLC 973607714.
  2. Walker, Francis (1864). "Tineites". List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. pt. 30: 837–1096 via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. "NZOR Name Details - Glaucocharis auriscriptella (Walker, 1864)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 19 January 2018.


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