''Kiwaia'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
s in the family
Gelechiidae
The Gelechiidae are a family of moths commonly referred to as twirler moths or gelechiid moths. They are the namesake family of the huge and little-studied superfamily Gelechioidea, and the family's taxonomy has been subject to considerable dis ...
. Two subgenera are currently recognised, (i) the nominotypical subgenus with 25 species from
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...
, and (ii) subgenus ''Empista'' with 4 species from the Palaearctic Region.
Species
Subgenus ''Kiwaia''
* ''
Kiwaia aerobatis''
(Meyrick, 1924)
* ''
Kiwaia brontophora''
(Meyrick, 1886)
* ''
Kiwaia caerulea''
(Hudson, 1925)
* ''
Kiwaia calaspidea''
(Clarke, 1934)
* ''
Kiwaia cheradias''
(Meyrick, 1909)
* ''
Kiwaia contraria''
(Philpott, 1930)
* ''
Kiwaia dividua''
(Philpott, 1921)
* ''
Kiwaia eurybathra''
(Meyrick, 1931)
* ''
Kiwaia glaucoterma''
(Meyrick, 1911)
* ''
Kiwaia heterospora''
(Meyrick, 1924)
* ''
Kiwaia hippeis''
(Meyrick, 1901)
* ''
Kiwaia jeanae
''Kiwaia jeanae'', also known as the Kaitorete jumper or mat daisy jumper, is a species of moth in the family Gelechiidae. It is endemic to New Zealand. This species is classified as "At Risk, Naturally Uncommon" by the Department of Conservatio ...
''
Philpott, 1930
* ''
Kiwaia lapillosa''
(Meyrick, 1924)
* ''
Kiwaia lenis''
(Philpott, 1929)
* ''
Kiwaia lithodes''
(Meyrick, 1886)
* ''
Kiwaia matermea''
(Povolný, 1974)
* ''
Kiwaia monophragma''
(Meyrick, 1886)
* ''
Kiwaia neglecta''
(Philpott, 1924)
* ''
Kiwaia parapleura''
(Meyrick, 1886)
* ''
Kiwaia parvula''
(Philpott, 1930)
* ''
Kiwaia pharetria''
(Meyrick, 1886)
* ''
Kiwaia plemochoa''
(Meyrick, 1916)
* ''
Kiwaia pumila''
(Philpott, 1928)
* ''
Kiwaia schematica''
(Meyrick, 1886)
* ''
Kiwaia thyraula''
(Meyrick, 1886) ''Kiwaia quieta''
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(Philpott, 1927)
Subgenus ''Empista''
* ''Kiwaia kostjuki''
Povolný, 2001[Povolný, D. 2001: Eighteen new species and additional records of the Palaearctic Gnorimoschemini (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). ''Reichenbachia'', 34(1): 181-206.]
* ''
Kiwaia kumatai''
(Povolný, 1976)
* ''
Kiwaia palaearctica''
(Povolný, 1968)
* ''
Kiwaia spinosa''
(Povolný, 1976)
References
Gnorimoschemini
Moth genera
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