Sagephora steropastis

Sagephora steropastis is a species of moth in the family Tineidae.^[2] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1891.^[3] This species is endemic to New Zealand.^[1]

Sagephora steropastis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tineidae
Genus:	Sagephora
Species:	S. steropastis
Binomial name
Sagephora steropastis Meyick, 1891[1]

The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewings are blackish-fuscous with a very irregular pale ochreous streak from the base along the fold to one-third, then along the inner margin to near the anal angle. From the apex of this proceeds a zigzag ochreous-whitish line near the hindmargin to the costa at five-sixths. The hindwings are grey.^[4]