Epimimastis tegminata

Epimimastis tegminata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Epimimastis
Species:	E. tegminata
Binomial name
	Epimimastis tegminata; Meyrick, 1916

Last updated June 12, 2022

Epimimastis tegminata is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1916. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.^[1]

The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewings are brownish ochreous with the plical and first discal stigmata blackish, the plical rather posterior. There are three or four cloudy wedge-shaped blackish marks on the posterior half of the costa and a terminal streak of blackish irroration (sprinkles), including a fine whitish line just before the margin. The hindwings are grey, with the veins darker, towards the base thinly scaled and on the dorsum tinged with pale yellowish.^[2]

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References

↑ Savela, Markku, ed. (10 May 2014). "Epimimastis tegminata Meyrick, 1916". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
↑ Meyrick, Edward (1912–1916). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 1 (19): 590. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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[1] Savela, Markku, ed. (10 May 2014). "Epimimastis tegminata Meyrick, 1916". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 28 August 2020.

[2] Meyrick, Edward (1912–1916). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 1 (19): 590. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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