Gadira (moth)

Gadira is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. This genus is endemic to New Zealand.

Taxonomy
This species was first described by Francis Walker in 1866 and named Gadira. The type species of this genus is Gadira acerella by original monotypy.

Description
Walker originally described this genus as follows: "Female. Body rather slender. Proboscis short. Palpi porrect, broad, obtuse, thickly clothed with short hairs beneath, shorter than the breadth of the head; third joint very minute. Antennae slender. Abdomen extending much beyond the hind wings. Legs rather long, moderately stout; spurs long, slender. Wings long. Fore wings narrow, hardly acute; costa hardly convex; exterior border slightly convex, very oblique."

Species
The species found in this genus are:
 * Gadira acerella Walker, 1866
 * Gadira leucophthalma (Meyrick, 1882)
 * Gadira petraula (Meyrick, 1882)