Cateristis eustyla

Meyrick described the species as follows:

♂. 10-11mm. Head and thorax white, face grey. Palpi dark fuscous. Antennae whitish-grey. Abdomen grey. Legs dark grey, tarsi ringed with white, middle and posterior tibiae grey-whitish. Forewings lanceolate; snow-white; costa slenderly dark fuscous from about 1⁄4 to 3⁄4 : cilia light grey, towards base whiter, round apex wholly white or ochreous-white, with a grey dot. Hindwings and cilia light grey.

This species is found in Tasmania and possibly also in Canberra. It had previously been assumed to have been present in New Zealand. However this species has not been recorded in New Zealand since 1882. Also, Meyrick, who is said to have collected specimens of this species in both Tasmania and Christchurch, is known to have lived in both Australia and New Zealand in the mid-1880s. Meyrick had previously mislabelled the collection location of specimens leading to doubt about whether the lectotype specimen for C. eustyla was actually collected at Riccarton Bush. It has been hypothesised that even if the lectotype was collected at Riccarton Bush this specimen was a result of an accidental introduction of this species into New Zealand. As a result, this species is regarded as not being present in New Zealand.