Kiwaia lapillosa

Kiwaia lapillosa
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Kiwaia
Species:	K. lapillosa
Binomial name
	Kiwaia lapillosa; (Meyrick, 1924)
Synonyms
	Gelechia lapillosa Meyrick, 1924;

Kiwaia lapillosa is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1924. It is found in New Zealand.^[1]

The wingspan is 15–16 mm. The forewings are dark slaty fuscous, irregularly sprinkled or mixed with whitish grey. The markings are cloudy, formed by absence of pale mixture. The stigmata are represented by spots, with the plical spot places obliquely before the first discal spot, a thick oblique bar from the costa terminating in these two spots, and an additional spot midway between the plical spot and the base. A grey-whitish, angulated, and more or less distinct transverse shade is present at three-fourths. The hindwings are light grey.^[2]

References

^ Savela, Markku, ed. (6 May 2016). "Kiwaia lapillosa (Meyrick, 1924)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
^ Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 55: 203. 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 lapillosa (Meyrick, 1924)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 3 September 2020.

[2] Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 55: 203. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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