Its elegant scientific name translates as 'greyish grace anointed with gold'.
Family
Crambidae
Biostatus
Endemic
Host Plant
Mosses, including Fabronia australis.
Larva
Present in moss (Fabronia australis) on nikau palm trunk.
Pupa
Pupates in feeding place.
Adult/Imago
The adult moth has a yellow patch against mostly brown or orange forewings. Flies from resting places (e.g. ferns and other low vegetation) along forest tracks in daytime. Active at night, attracted to light. November to March.
Forewing Length
5 - 7mm
Range
NZ
Habitat
Native forest.