Epiphthora microtima

Epiphthora microtima
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Epiphthora
Species:	E. microtima
Binomial name
	Epiphthora microtima; Meyrick, 1904

Epiphthora microtima is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1904. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[1]

The wingspan is about 11 mm (0.43 in). The forewings are light greyish ochreous, irrorated (sprinkled) with fuscous and obscurely sprinkled with whitish. The hindwings are dark fuscous.[2]

References

Savela, Markku, ed. (25 April 2014). "Epiphthora microtima Meyrick, 1904". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
Meyrick, E. (1904). "Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 29 (part II [number 114]): 267 – via Internet Archive. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[1] Savela, Markku, ed. (25 April 2014). "Epiphthora microtima Meyrick, 1904". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 28 August 2020.

[2] Meyrick, E. (1904). "Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 29 (part II [number 114]): 267 – via Internet Archive. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.