Kiwaia hippeis

Kiwaia hippeis is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1901. It is found in New Zealand.[1]

Kiwaia hippeis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Kiwaia
Species:
K. hippeis
Binomial name
Kiwaia hippeis
(Meyrick, 1901)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia hippeis Meyrick, 1901

The wingspan is 15–16 mm. The forewings are rather dark purplish bronzy fuscous with the stigmata darker, obscurely defined, the first discal obliquely beyond the plical and near the second. The hindwings are whitish grey.[2]

References
  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (6 May 2016). "Kiwaia hippeis (Meyrick, 1901)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  2. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1901: 573.


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