Ephysteris is a genus of the twirler moth family (Gelechiidae). Among these, it is assigned to tribe Gnorimoschemini of the subfamily Gelechiinae. Even though it is a rather diverse and widespread group, most of these small and inconspicuous moths were overlooked by scientists until the early 20th century. Almost 90 species are known today but new ones are still being discovered.
Neopalpa is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae. They are found in California, Arizona, and northern Mexico. Neopalpa is classified in the tribe Gnorimoschemini and is most closely related to the genera Ochrodia and Ephysteris.
Athrips aquila is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Russia and south-eastern Kazakhstan. The habitat consists of steppes with dominant shrubs such as Spiraea crenata, Spiraea hypericifolia, Caragana frutex and Cotoneaster melanocarpus.
Caryocolum leucomelanella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, the Benelux, Portugal, Fennoscandia and the Baltic region. It is also found in Russia.
Caryocolum kroesmanniella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found from Fennoscandia to the Pyrenees, Alps and Romania and from Great Britain to southern Russia. The habitat consists of open woodland.
Caulastrocecis perexigella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Russia.
Metanarsia guberlica is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Russia. The habitat consists of rocky steppe slopes.
Megacraspedus orenburgensis is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Russia. The habitat consists of chalk steppe.
Teleiodes kaitilai is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Russia. The habitat consists of taiga forests.
Microlechia karsholti is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Russia. The habitat consists of chalk steppe.
Lutilabria prolata is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Russia and Romania. The habitat consists of steppe.
Syncopacma steppicolella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Russia. The habitat consists of dry steppe slopes with diversified flora.
Metzneria neuropterella, the brown-veined neb, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found from most of Europe to the southern Ural Mountains, the Caucasus, southern and south-eastern Siberia and Mongolia, as well as in North Africa. The habitat consist of short-turfed, herb rich chalk downland.
Gelechia rhombella, the apple groundling, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Europe, the Caucasus, Transcaucasia, southern Siberia, the Russian Far East, Korea and China.
Filatima spurcella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found from central and southern Europe to the southern Ural and Turkey.
Scrobipalpa bryophiloides is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in eastern Europe, from Finland and Latvia through Ukraine to the Volga region and the southern Ural. It is also found from Turkey to the Middle East, Central Asia, China and Mongolia.
Scrobipalpa indignella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in southern Russia, Ukraine, and from the Near East and Middle East to Afghanistan and China (Xinjiang).
Ephysteris promptella, the ratoon shootborer, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is a pantropical species, found in the warmer parts of the Old World tropics to Australia. It is widely distributed in southern Europe.
Ephysteris deserticolella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found on Cyprus and in Ukraine, the south-eastern part of the European Russia, Turkey, Iran and Afghanistan.
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. Outside of Europe, it is found in south-eastern Kazakhstan, southern Siberia, Mongolia and China.
