▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁using ▁material ▁he ▁collected ▁in ▁February ▁at ▁Governor ' s ▁Bush , ▁Mount ▁Cook ▁and ▁originally ▁named ▁Car pos ina ▁can esc ens . ▁George ▁Hudson ▁discussed ▁this ▁species ▁under ▁that ▁name ▁in ▁his ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁book ▁A ▁supp lement ▁to ▁the ▁but ter f lies ▁and ▁moth s ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁El wood ▁Z imm erman ▁argued ▁that ▁the ▁genus ▁H eter ocr assa ▁ ▁should ▁not ▁be ▁a ▁syn onym ▁of ▁Car pos ina ▁as ▁the ▁gen ital ia ▁of ▁the ▁species ▁in ▁this ▁genus ▁are ▁distinct ive . ▁Sub sequently ▁John ▁S . ▁D ug dale ▁placed ▁this ▁species ▁within ▁the ▁genus ▁H eter oc ross a . ▁The ▁hol ot ype ▁spec imen ▁is ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁Can ter bury ▁Museum . ▁ ▁Description ▁ ▁Phil p ott ▁described ▁the ▁species ▁as ▁follows : ▁ ▁Distribution ▁ ▁This ▁species ▁is ▁en demic ▁to ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁Other ▁than ▁the ▁type ▁local ity , ▁this ▁species ▁has ▁been ▁found ▁at ▁the ▁j unction ▁of ▁the ▁Be ale y ▁and ▁Wa im ak ari ri ▁R ivers . ▁ ▁Bi ology ▁and ▁behaviour ▁ ▁The ▁adult ▁moth s ▁of ▁this ▁species ▁are ▁on ▁the ▁wing ▁in ▁November ▁and ▁January ▁to ▁March . ▁ ▁Host ▁species ▁ ▁The ▁lar va e ▁of ▁this ▁species ▁feed ▁on ▁the ▁f ruits ▁and ▁flowers ▁of ▁Ga ul ther ia ▁species . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Image ▁of