Eunebristis zingarella

Eunebristis zingarella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Walsingham in 1897.[1] It is found in the West Indies.[2]

Eunebristis zingarella
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E. zingarella
Binomial name
Eunebristis zingarella
(Walsingham, 1897)
Synonyms
  • Malacotricha zingarella Walsingham, 1897

The wingspan is about 9 mm. The forewings are ochreous, mottled with brick-red and streaked with steel-blue, with three black dots along the termen. The hindwings are pale grey.

The larvae feed on Coccoloba uvifera. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Eunebristis zingarella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
  2. Eunebristis at funet
  3. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1897 : 84


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