Ephysteris insulella

Ephysteris insulella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Ephysteris
Species:	E. insulella
Binomial name
	Ephysteris insulella; (Heinemann, 1870)
Synonyms
	Lita insulellaHeinemann, 1870; Gelechia insularisStaudinger, 1871; Opacopsis gallicaPovolný, 1992; Doryphora praticolellaChristoph, 1872;

Last updated January 07, 2021

Ephysteris insulella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Hermann von Heinemann in 1870. It is found in France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Bulgaria, Romania and Russia.^[1]^[2] Outside of Europe, it is found in south-eastern Kazakhstan, southern Siberia, Mongolia and China (Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang).

The length of the forewings is 7–8 mm. The forewings are covered with cream, yellow-tipped scales and mottled by rare dark-grey scales at the termen and along the veins. There is a small dark point at one-third and a dark spot at two-thirds near the posterior margin. The hindwings are pale grey. Adults are on wing from July to August.^[3]

Subspecies

Ephysteris insulella insulella
Ephysteris insulella praticolella(Christoph, 1872) (Italy, Balkans, south-western Russia, Tuva)

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References

↑ Savela, Markku. "Ephysteris insulella (Heinemann, 1870)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
↑ "Ephysteris insulella (Heinemann, 1870)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
↑ Li, H.-H. & O. Bidzilya (2008). "A review of the genus Ehystris Meyrick, 1908 from China, with descriptions of two new species (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)". Zootaxa. 1733: 45-56.

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[1] Savela, Markku. "Ephysteris insulella (Heinemann, 1870)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 30, 2018.

[2] "Ephysteris insulella (Heinemann, 1870)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved November 30, 2018.

[3] Li, H.-H. & O. Bidzilya (2008). "A review of the genus Ehystris Meyrick, 1908 from China, with descriptions of two new species (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)". Zootaxa. 1733: 45-56.

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