Epiphthora melanombra

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Epiphthora melanombra
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Epiphthora
Species:
E. melanombra
Binomial name
Epiphthora melanombra
Meyrick, 1888
Synonyms
  • Gelechia sparsaPhilpott, 1918
  • Apatetris melanombra(Meyrick, 1888)

Epiphthora melanombra is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1888. It is found in New Zealand. [1]

The wingspan is 10–11 mm. The forewings are whitish densely irrorated (sprinkled) with black, appearing grey. There is a suffused blackish spot in the disc before the middle, another on the anal angle, and a third less apparent towards the apex. The hindwings are grey.

The larvae mine blotches in the leaves of Olearia avicenniaefolia . [2]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (25 April 2014). "Epiphthora melanombra Meyrick, 1888". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  2. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 20: 77.