Glaucocharis parorma
Glaucocharis parorma is a moth of the family Crambidae. It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1924. It is endemic to New Zealand and is found in the North Island. This species inhabits native forest from lowland to subalpine altitudes. Larvae of Glaucocharis species feed on mosses and liverworts. Adults are on the wing from October to February. This species is very similar in appearance to G. elaina but can be distinguished as a result of the black terminal dots on its forewings.
Taxonomy
This species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1924 using two specimens collected at Mount Ruapehu and at Wainuiomata in December and January by George Hudson and originally named Diptychophora parorma. George Hudson discussed and illustrated this species under that name in his 1928 book The butterflies and moths of New Zealand. In 1971 David Edward Gaskin placed this species in the genus Pareromene. However in 1985 Gaskin recognised that Glaucocharis must take precedence over Pareromene and placed G. parorma into that genus. The male lectotype specimen, collected Mount Ruapehu by Hudson, is held at the Natural History Museum, London.Description
Meyrick described this species as follows:Although very similar in appearance to G. elaina, to the point where these two species have been confused in collections, G. parorma can be distinguished as it has a line of black terminal dots on its forewings whereas G. elaina has none.