Wiseana cervinata

Wiseana cervinata, a porina moth, is a species of moth belonging to the family Hepialidae.^[2] 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. Adults are on wing from September to March.^[2]

The larvae feed on Trifolium species and various grasses. The interactions of this species with the Māori food crop kūmara has also been investigated, indicating that this species may have fed on kūmara in traditional kūmara gardens.^[3]