Epiphthora melanombra | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Epiphthora |
Species: | E. melanombra
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Binomial name | |
Epiphthora melanombra
Meyrick, 1888
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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]
Epiphthora melanombra | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Epiphthora |
Species: | E. melanombra
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Binomial name | |
Epiphthora melanombra
Meyrick, 1888
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Synonyms | |
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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]