Tingena aurata is a species of moth in the family Oecophoridae. It is endemic to New Zealand. The adults of the species are on the wing in November and December.
Taxonomy
This species was first described by Alfred Philpott in 1931 using specimens collected by Charles Edwin Clarke at Opoho, Dunedin, in November and December and named Gymnobathra aurata. In 1939 George Hudson discussed and illustrated this species in his book A supplement to the butterflies and moths of New Zealand using the same name. In 1988 J. S. Dugdale placed this species in the genus Tingena. The male holotype specimen is held at the Auckland War Memorial Museum.
Description
Philpott described the species as follows:
Distribution
This species is endemic to New Zealand.
Behaviour
This species is on the wing in November and December.