Asterivora iochondra facts for kids

Asterivora iochondra is a species of moth in the family Choreutidae. It is endemic to New Zealand and was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1911.

The wingspan is 16–17 mm. The head and thorax are dark brown, with a few whitish specks and the antennae are dark fuscous dotted with white. The abdomen is dark fuscous. The dark bronzy-brown forewings are suboblong, moderate, the costa moderately arched, the apex obtuse, the termen rounded and oblique. The basal area is sprinkled with violet-whitish specks. There is a very undefined irregularly dentate shade of violet-whitish specks from two-fifths of the costa to the middle of the dorsum. The dark fuscous hindwings are ovate triangular, the termen slightly rounded and hardly perceptibly sinuate.

Images for kids

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  Illustration of male A. iochondra by George Hudson.

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  Illustration of female A. iochondra by George Hudson.