Epiphthora anisaula

Epiphthora anisaula is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from the Northern Territory.[1]

Epiphthora anisaula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Epiphthora
Species:
E. anisaula
Binomial name
Epiphthora anisaula
(Meyrick, 1921)
Synonyms
  • Apatetris anisaula Meyrick, 1921

The wingspan is 10–11 mm. The forewings are whitish ochreous, more or less indicated with lines of blackish-grey irroration (sprinkles) between the veins. The stigmata are dark fuscous, the plical rather obliquely beyond the first discal, the second discal rather below the middle. The hindwings are pale grey.[2]

References

  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (25 April 2014). "Epiphthora anisaula (Meyrick, 1921)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  2. Meyrick, Edward (1916–1923). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2 (14): 424.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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