Heterocrossa sanctimonea
| Heterocrossa sanctimonea | |
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| Female holotype specimen | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Carposinidae |
| Genus: | Heterocrossa |
| Species: | H. sanctimonea |
| Binomial name | |
| Heterocrossa sanctimonea (Clarke, 1926) | |
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Heterocrossa sanctimonea is a moth of the Carposinidae family first described by Charles E. Clarke in 1926. It is endemic to New Zealand and can be found in the South Island at Arthur's Pass, in Fiordland and in Southland. Adults are on the wing in January and are nocturnal. They are attracted to light.