Ephysteris tenuisaccus
Ephysteris tenuisaccus is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Russia (the southern Ural) and on Cyprus. The habitat consists of chalk steppe.
| Ephysteris tenuisaccus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Ephysteris |
| Species: | E. tenuisaccus |
| Binomial name | |
| Ephysteris tenuisaccus Nupponen, 2010[1] | |
The wingspan is 10.5–12.5 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is pure creamish white with the a dark brown pattern. The hindwings are whitish fuscous, the basal area paler.[2] Adults are on wing in June.
Etymology
The species name is derived from Latin tenuis (meaning thin) and refers to a thin saccus in the male genitalia, one of the characters separating the new species from closely related Ephysteris deserticolella.
References
- Ephysteris at funet
- Junnilainen, J.; Nupponen, K. 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part I: descriptions of seventeen new species (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2366: 1–34. Preview
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