Kiwaia monophragma

Short description: Species of moth

Kiwaia monophragma

Scientific classification
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

1. ↑ Savela, Markku, ed (6 May 2016). "Kiwaia monophragma (Meyrick, 1886)". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/gelechiidae/gelechiinae/kiwaia/#monophragma. 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.

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