CRAMBIDAE: Crambinae ⁵

Glaucocharis elaina (Meyrick, 1882). F.L. 6.5-9.5 mm. Endemic. Common.

G. elaina lacks a series of dark spots just in from the termen fringe and is a fairly plain grey or greenish grey, whereas G. parorma is more colourful.

Habitat, seasonality and behaviour ⁶

Adults are on the wing from October to April in native forest. They fly at night and come to light.

Life history ⁶

Unknown, but the larva is probably a moss-feeder in common with other Glaucocharis species.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Stephen Thorpe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Stephen Thorpe
2. George Vernon Hudson , no known copyright restrictions (public domain), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fig_31_MA_I437618_TePapa_Plate-XIX-The-butterflies_full_(cropped).jpg
3. (c) Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd., some rights reserved (CC BY), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Glaucocharis_elaina_female.jpg
4. (c) Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd., some rights reserved (CC BY), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Glaucocharis_elaina_male.jpg
5. Adapted by Tony Steer from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glaucocharis_elaina
6. (c) Tony Steer, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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