Tephrosara

Tephrosara is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae.^[2] It contains only one species, Tephrosara cimmeria, which is endemic to New Zealand.^[1][3]

Tephrosara
Tephrosara cimmeria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tineidae
Genus:	Tephrosara Meyrick, 1915
Species:	T. cimmeria
Binomial name
Tephrosara cimmeria (Meyrick, 1914)[1]
Synonyms[2]
Erechthias cimmeria Meyrick, 1914

Description of species

The wingspan is 14–15 mm. The forewings are elongate and rather dark grey. The tips of the scales are whitish and there are two ochreous-brown longitudinal lines. The hindwings are dark fuscous.^[4]