Protithona fugitivana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is endemic to New Zealand.
Taxonomy This species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1882. In 1883 Meyrick gave a fuller description of the species. The male holotype specimen, collected at Lake Coleridge, is held at the Natural History Museum, London.
Description The wingspan is 9–10 mm for males and 10–12 mm for females. The forewings are dull to bright ochreous, mixed with dark fuscous. There is a white or pale-ochreous streak from the base to one third of the wing, margined beneath by a dark-fuscous blotch. The forewings of the females are almost wholly suffused with greyish fuscous. The hindwings are greyish fuscous.
Habitat and host species The larvae of this moth is semi-aquatic and can be found in and around seepages or on surface detritus near moist areas. The larvae pupates in turf. The larvae feed on Potamogeton species.
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