''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''.
References
Moths described in 1990
Archipini
Moths of New Zealand
Endemic fauna of New Zealand
Endemic moths of New Zealand
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