Gymnobathra zephyrana

Meyrick described this species as follows:

Male. — 13 mm. Head whitish-fuscous. Palpi fuscous, base and apex ochreous-whitish. Antennae, thorax, and abdomen fuscous; antennal ciliations 3. Legs dark fuscous, apex of joints ochreous-whitish. Forewings elongate, moderate, costa gently arched, apex rouud-pointed, hindmargin straight, very oblique; rather dark fuscous; a tolerably well-defined ochreous-whitish streak along fold from base to anal angle, upper margin with a slight projection before and a stronger one beyond middle, between which is a small dark fuscous spot : cilia rather dark fuscous, purple- shining, tips beneath apex and a small spot beneath anal angle ochreous-whitish. Hindwings with veins 5 and 6 separate; rather dark fuscous, purple-shining, lighter and thinly scaled towards base; cilia fuscous. This species is visually similar to Trithamnora certella and Tinea mochlota but can be distinguished as T. belonota has broader wings, lacks discal spots, has a more obvious pale streak, and different cilia.

This species is endemic to New Zealand. It has been collected in Palmerston North, Whangarei and at Okauia in the Waikato.