Ethmiopsis tegulifera

Ethmiopsis tegulifera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Ethmiopsis
Species:	E. tegulifera
Binomial name
	Ethmiopsis tegulifera; (Meyrick, 1932)
Synonyms
	Dactylethra tegulifera Meyrick, 1932; Dactylethrella tegulifera Meyrick, 1932; Encolapta tegulifera (Meyrick, 1932);

Ethmiopsis tegulifera is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1932.^[1] It is found in the Russian Far East (Ussuri), Korea and Japan.

The wingspan is 13–14.5 mm. The forewings are white, with scattered dark fuscous scales. The posterior two-thirds of the costa is dark brown with a white stigma. The hindwings are grey.^[2]

The larvae feed on Quercus mongolica and Quercus serrata.^[3]

References

^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dactylethrella tegulifera". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
^ Insecta Koreana. 10: 38. Archived 2015-07-04 at the Wayback Machine
^ Savela, Markku, ed. (February 10, 2019). "Encolapta tegulifera (Meyrick, 1932)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 29, 2020.

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[nhm-1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dactylethrella tegulifera". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 24, 2018.

[2] Insecta Koreana. 10: 38. Archived 2015-07-04 at the Wayback Machine

[3] Savela, Markku, ed. (February 10, 2019). "Encolapta tegulifera (Meyrick, 1932)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 29, 2020.

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