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Threatened species factsheets

Clepsicosma thumb

Clepsicosma sp. ‘Titirangi’

This species somewhat resembles the common Clepsicosma iridia, but is smaller and browner, and lacks the distinct black band with metalli...

Gadira petraula thumbnail

Gadira petraula

Very similar to [Gadira leucophthalma], and on Banks Peninsula the two species can be found together. The forewing dorsum (trailing edge)...

Gadira sp black brown male thumbnail

Gadira sp. ‘black brown EGW’

The chocolate brown forewing colour combined with its small size make it distinctive.

[Kupea electilis] thumb

Kupea electilis

This slender-looking species is unlikely to be confused with any other at its only known site. The forewing has a distinctive eye-like wh...

[Loxostege] sp. thumb

Loxostege sp. ‘salt pan’

Easily recognised by its plain grey colouring with more or less indistinct forewing pattern of black crosslines; the costa is slightly co...

[Maoricrambus oncobolus] thumb

Maoricrambus oncobolus

Very similar externally to the much commoner [Orocrambus harpophorus] and difficult to distinguish in the field where the two occur close...

[Orocrambus fugitivellus] thumb

Orocrambus fugitivellus

Similar to [Orocrambus jansoni] in size, patterning and diurnal activity. However, [O. jansoni] lacks a conspicuous pale costal streak on...

[Orocrambus sophistes] thumb

Orocrambus sophistes

Similar to [Orocrambus cyclopicus] but larger and with a short-winged female (female [O. cyclopicus] fully winged). In well-marked specim...

[Orocrambus] sp Mackenzie Basin thumb

Orocrambus sp. ‘Mackenzie Basin’

This species somewhat resembles [O. cyclopicus], but the forewings have a distinctive bronzy green sheen and are rather broad. The female...