Tawhitia pentadactylus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Subfamily: | Crambinae |
| Tribe: | Crambini |
| Genus: | Tawhitia |
| Species: | T. pentadactylus
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| Tawhitia pentadactylus (Zeller, 1863)
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Tawhitia pentadactylus is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Zeller in 1863. It is found in Australia (Tasmania)[1] and in New Zealand, where it has been recorded in South Island and the southern part of the North Island. The habitat consists of subalpine swamps.
The wingspan is 29–40 mm for males and 30–36 mm for females. Adults are on wing in October and from December to March.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ New Zealand Journal of Zoology (Aug 1975)
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