''Kiwaia lithodes'' is a

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in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1886. It is found in

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. The

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is about 16 mm. The forewings are grey, finely irrorated (sprinkled) with blue whitish. Three discal spots are obscurely darker, the first before the middle, the second on the fold rather before the first and the third in the disc beyond the middle. The hindwings are whitish grey. The larvae of this species feed on '' Raoulia australis.''

References

Kiwaia Moths described in 1886 Endemic fauna of New Zealand Taxa named by Edward Meyrick Moths of New Zealand Endemic moths of New Zealand {{Gnorimoschemini-stub