Kiwaia lithodes

(Kiwaia lithodes)

Description

Kiwaia lithodes is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1886. It is found in New Zealand. The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are grey, finely irrorated with blue-whitish. Three discal spots are obscurely darker, the first before the middle, the second on the fold rather before the first and the third in the disc beyond the middle. The hindwings are whitish-grey. The larvae of this species feed on Raoulia australis.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Gelechiidae
Genus:Kiwaia
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