''Glaucocharis stella'' is a species of

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in the family Crambidae. It is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...

New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...

Taxonomy

This species was described by Edward Meyrick in 1938 using the name ''Glaucocharis stella''.

Description

This species was described by Meyrick as follows:

Distribution

This species is endemic to New Zealand.

References

Diptychophorini Moths described in 1938 Moths of New Zealand Endemic fauna of New Zealand Taxa named by Edward Meyrick Endemic moths of New Zealand {{Diptychophorini-stub