Ephysteris silignitis

Ephysteris silignitis is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Turner in 1919. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[1]

Ephysteris silignitis
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E. silignitis
Binomial name
Ephysteris silignitis
(Turner, 1919)
Synonyms
  • Phtyorimaea silignitis Turner, 1919
  • Megacraspedus coniogramma Meyrick, 1921

The wingspan is 10–11 mm. The forewings are whitish-ochreous, with more or less indicated lines of blackish-grey irroration between the veins. The stigmata are dark fuscous, the plical rather obliquely beyond the first discal and the second discal rather below the middle. The hindwings are pale grey.[2]

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