Larvae are found in nikau palm berries, spinning them together with silk until they pupate on the trunk in a whitish-brown papery cocoon.
Family
Glyphipterigidae
Biostatus
Endemic
Host Plant
Nikau palm
Larva
Feeds in nikau palm berries, spins them together with silk.
Pupa
Pupates on nikau palm trunk in oval whitish-brown papery cocoon.
Adult/Imago
Found all year.
Forewing Length
8.5 - 11mm
Range
North Island and from north-west Nelson in South Island.
Habitat
Coastal native forest.