Circoxena ditrocha

Circoxena ditrocha
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Cosmopterigidae
Genus:	Circoxena
Species:	C. ditrocha
Binomial name
Circoxena ditrocha Meyrick, 1916[1]

Circoxena ditrocha is a moth of the Cosmopterigidae family, although some sources place it in the Blastodacnidae family. It is endemic to New Zealand, where it is relatively widespread from Auckland to Invercargill.

The wingspan is about 12.5 mm. The forewings are narrow with an acute apex. They are brownish-ochreous with golden reflections. The entire wing is broadly streaked dark brownish-black, with two large clear white fine ring shaped markings. The hindwings are greyish-ochreous with cilia of the same colour. The adult has been found in December and March, and collected from the edges of forest or scrub.

The host plant is unknown, but the larva might be a seed borer.^[2]

References

1. Lepidoptera of New Zealand
2. The conservation status of invertebrates in Canterbury