Elachista antipodensis (Dugdale, 1971)

Irenicodes galatheae ssp. antipodensis Dugdale, 1971: 85 . Type locality: New Zealand, Antipod Island (Dugdale 1971: 85). Holotype ♂, in NZAC.

Elachista galatheae ssp. antipodensis (Dugdale, 1971); Dugdale (1988: 112).

Elachista antipodensis (Kaila 1999a: 166) .

Subgenus: Elachista; bifasciella species group.

Distribution: Australasian. New Zealand (Antipod Island).

Larval host plant(s): unknown.

Figs.: Dugdale (1971).

Remarks: Kaila (1999a: 166) raised antipodensis to species rank in a catalogue without providing supporting characters. This decision was based on the differences in male genitalia of the allopatric E. galatheae and E. antipodensis, in line with differences among other species in the E. bifasciella group in general.