Kiwaia lenis

Short description: Species of moth

Kiwaia lenis

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Class:  | Insecta
Order:  | Lepidoptera
Family:  | Gelechiidae
Genus:  | Kiwaia
Species:  |

K. lenis

Binomial name
Kiwaia lenis

(Philpott, 1929)

Synonyms

* Gelechia lenis Philpott, 1929

Kiwaia lenis is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Philpott in 1929. It is found in New Zealand.[1]

The wingspan is 13–14 mm. The forewings are grey with a much darker costal area extending from the base to beyond half, reaching to the plical fold and attenuated to the apex. There is a dull ochreous suffusion commencing in the fold near the base and expanding in the disc, with the area beneath the fold whitish. There is a black dash along the fold to about one-sixth, dilated apically. There are two or three black spots following this above the fold and some scattered blackish scales towards the apex. The hindwings are silvery white.[2]

## References

1. ↑ funet.fi
2. ↑ Trans. N.Z. Inst. 64

Wikidata ☰ Q13375885 entry

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