Eugennaea

Eugennaea is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae.^[2][3] It was described in 1914 by Edward Meyrick.^[4] The genus contains only one species, Eugennaea laquearia, which is endemic to New Zealand.^[5][6] Meyrick described the species from specimens collected by George Vernon Hudson on Nīkau stems at Kaeo in January.^[4]

Eugennaea
Eugennaea laquearia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tineidae
Genus:	Eugennaea Meyrick, 1915
Species:	E. laquearia
Binomial name
Eugennaea laquearia (Meyrick, 1914)[1]
Synonyms
Decadarchis laquearia Meyrick, 1914

Description of species

The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewings are elongate and dark purple-fuscous, with light-blue reflections. The hindwings are dark fuscous with bronzy reflections.^[4]