Wiseana cervinata

Wiseana cervinata, the porina moth, is a species of moth belonging to the family Hepialidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1865 and is endemic to New Zealand.

Wiseana cervinata
Female specimen
Male specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Hepialidae
Genus:
Wiseana
Species:
W. cervinata
Binomial name
Wiseana cervinata
(Walker, 1865)[1]
Synonyms
  • Elhamma cervinata Walker, 1865
  • Hepialus despectus Walker, 1865
  • Porina vexata Walker, 1865
  • Pielus variolaris Guenee, 1868

The wingspan is 34–38 mm for males and 44–55 mm for females. The colour of the forewings varies from pale tan to blackened. Adults are on wing from September to March.[2]

The larvae feed on Trifolium species and various grasses.

References
  1. Nielsen, Ebbe S.; Robinson, Gaden S.; Wagner, David L. (2000). "Ghost-moths of the world: a global inventory and bibliography of the Exoporia (Mnesarchaeoidea and Hepialoidea) (Lepidoptera )" (PDF). Journal of Natural History. 34 (6): 823–878. doi:10.1080/002229300299282.
  2. Fauna of New Zealand 30: Hepialidae


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