Kiwaia monophragma

Kiwaia monophragma
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Kiwaia
Species:	K. monophragma
Binomial name
	Kiwaia monophragma; (Meyrick, 1886)
Synonyms
	Gelechia monophragma Meyrick, 1886;

Kiwaia monophragma is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1886. It is found in New Zealand.[1]

The wingspan is 11–15 mm. The forewings are ochreous whitish, somewhat irrorated (sprinkled) with ochreous and with a narrow blackish central streak from the base to the apex, sometimes suffused with ochreous beneath, variable in strength, rarely partially obsolete, and tending to form two separate discal spots towards the middle. The hindwings are pale whitish grey.[2]

References

Savela, Markku, ed. (6 May 2016). "Kiwaia monophragma (Meyrick, 1886)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 18: 169. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[1] Savela, Markku, ed. (6 May 2016). "Kiwaia monophragma (Meyrick, 1886)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 3 September 2020.

[2] Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 18: 169. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.