Epiphthora niphaula

Epiphthora niphaula
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Epiphthora
Species:	E. niphaula
Binomial name
	Epiphthora niphaula; Meyrick, 1904

Last updated November 28, 2023

Epiphthora niphaula is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1904. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Tasmania.^[1]

The wingspan is about 9 mm (0.35 in). The forewings are brownish ochreous mixed with white and with a moderately broad silvery-white costal streak from the base to the apex. There is a cloudy undefined white streak along the submedian fold from the base to the tornus. The hindwings are grey whitish.^[2]

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References

↑ Savela, Markku, ed. (25 April 2014). "Epiphthora niphaula Meyrick, 1904". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
↑ Meyrick, E. (1904). "Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 29 (part II [number 114]): 263. doi: 10.5962/bhl.part.20163 – via Internet Archive. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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[1] Savela, Markku, ed. (25 April 2014). "Epiphthora niphaula Meyrick, 1904". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 28 August 2020.

[2] Meyrick, E. (1904). "Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 29 (part II [number 114]): 263. doi: 10.5962/bhl.part.20163 – via Internet Archive. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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