Kiwaia hippeis

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

Kiwaia hippeis
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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]

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