Epiphthora niphaula
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| Epiphthora niphaula Meyrick, 1904
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Epiphthora niphaula is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1904. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Tasmania.[1]
The wingspan is about 9 mm (0.35 in). The forewings are brownish-ochreous mixed with white and with a moderately broad silvery-white costal streak from the base to the apex. There is a cloudy undefined white streak along the submedian fold from the base to the tornus. The hindwings are grey-whitish.[2]
References
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- ^ Meyrick, E. (1904). "Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 29 (part II [number 114]): 263. Retrieved 17 June 2020 – via Internet Archive.