Epiphthora leptoconia

Epiphthora leptoconia is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1919. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales.[1]

Epiphthora leptoconia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Epiphthora
Species:
E. leptoconia
Binomial name
Epiphthora leptoconia
Turner, 1919

The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewings are whitish sparsely irrorated with fuscous and sometimes with dots beneath the fold at one-sixth, one-third and the tornus, but these are not always defined. The hindwings are whitish-grey.[2]

References

  1. funet.fi
  2. Proc. R. Soc. Qd 31 (10) : 110Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.