Ephysteris sporobolella

Ephysteris sporobolella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Bernard Landry in 2010. It is found on the Galápagos Islands.[1]

Ephysteris sporobolella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Ephysteris
Species:
E. sporobolella
Binomial name
Ephysteris sporobolella
Landry, 2010

The length of the forewings is 2.8-3.9 mm. The forewings are greyish brown on the costal half with a paler costa and wider band on the distal half of the costa. Most scales are more or less widely tipped brown and there is a chestnut-brown line at the base, along the fold, and along the midline distally, with a black spot in the fold at one-third and usually also below the midline postmedially, and often along the midline subapically and at the apex, with the area below the costal fold paler than above, with a few brown-tipped scales. The hindwings are greyish brown. Adults have been recorded on wing from January to June and in November.

Etymology

The species name refers to the host plant, Sporobolus virginicus.[2]

gollark: Why did you ping me‽‽
gollark: This will NOT occur. APIONET switches are too expensive to be made here.
gollark: S
gollark: Bee
gollark: One idea I had was wäs just an online price comparison and stock monitoring API.

References
  1. Savela, Markku. "Ephysteris Meyrick, 1908". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
  2. Revue suisse de Zoologie 117 (4): 710


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.