Mnesictena adversa
Mnesictena adversa is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Alfred Philpott in 1917. It is endemic to New Zealand. The wingspan is 20–21 mm for males and females. The forewings are ferruginous, but brighter along the costa. There is an irregular transverse outwardly-oblique white discal dot at the middle and a dark, obscurely indicated second line. The hindwings are yellow with the discal dot and terminal band fuscous.