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''Planotortrix puffini'' is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is endemic to New Zealand. Specimens have been collected from Lee Bay in
Stewart Island Stewart Island ( mi, Rakiura, ' glowing skies', officially Stewart Island / Rakiura) is New Zealand's third-largest island, located south of the South Island, across the Foveaux Strait. It is a roughly triangular island with a total land ar ...
. The wingspan is 24–30 mm for males and 26–40 mm for females. The larvae feed on ''
Brachyglottis reinoldii ''Brachyglottis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. The genus was erected on November 29, 1775, by Johann Reinhold Forster and Georg Forster. The name was derived from the Greek ''brachus'' ("short") and ''glottis'' ("t ...
'', '' Celmisia lindsayi'', ''
Olearia colensoi ''Olearia colensoi'', commonly known as tūpare (from the Māori ) or leatherwood, is a sub-alpine shrub that is endemic to New Zealand. Other names it is known by in Māori Māori or Maori can refer to: Relating to the Māori people * Māori ...
'' (subspecies ''colensoi'' and ''grandis'') and '' Olearia oporina''.


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Moths described in 1990 Archipini Moths of New Zealand Endemic fauna of New Zealand Endemic moths of New Zealand {{Archipini-stub