Epiphthora thyellias

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

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

The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewings are white, suffused with whitish-ochreous except towards the apex, irregularly sprinkled with dark fuscous. There is a broad longitudinal streak of dark fuscous irroration from before the middle of the disc to the apex. The hindwings are ochreous-whitish.[2]

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