Kiwaia
# Kiwaia

Kiwaia is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae. Two subgenera are currently recognised, (i) the nominotypical subgenus with 25 species from New Zealand, 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 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 (Philpott, 1927)]

Subgenus Empista

* Kiwaia kostjuki Povolný, 2001
* Kiwaia kumatai (Povolný, 1976)
* Kiwaia palaearctica (Povolný, 1968)
* Kiwaia spinosa (Povolný, 1976)
