Ephysteris aulacopis

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Ephysteris aulacopis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Ephysteris
Species:
E. aulacopis
Binomial name
Ephysteris aulacopis
(Meyrick, 1923)
Synonyms
  • Aristotelia aulacopisMeyrick, 1923
  • Aristotelia oxythectisMeyrick, 1929
  • Ephysteris dierliPovolný, 1968

Ephysteris aulacopis is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1923. It is found in Nepal and Assam, India. [1]

The wingspan is 10–11 mm. The forewings are pale grey speckled with dark fuscous, suffusedly streaked with ochreous brown between the veins, and with a few black specks posteriorly. The stigmata are black, the plical obliquely before the first discal. The hindwings are grey. [2]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (February 10, 2015). "Ephysteris aulacopis (Meyrick, 1923)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  2. Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (1-2): 6. PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .