Epiphthora delochorda

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Epiphthora delochorda
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Epiphthora
Species:
E. delochorda
Binomial name
Epiphthora delochorda
Lower, 1918

Epiphthora delochorda is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1918. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from South Australia. [1]

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are ashy-grey whitish with a narrow white streak along the costa, from one-quarter to three-quarters and a narrow white streak along the fold, obscured posteriorly. There is a fuscous outwardly oblique rather broad bar, from the dorsum at one-third to the termination of a white streak along the fold. The hindwings are grey, tinged with pale fuscous. [2]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku (25 April 2014). "Epiphthora delochorda Lower, 1918". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  2. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia. 42: 237. PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .