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Epiphthora melanombra

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Epiphthora melanombra
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E. melanombra
Binomial name
Epiphthora melanombra
Meyrick, 1888
Synonyms
  • Gelechia sparsa Philpott, 1918

Epiphthora melanombra is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1888. It is found in New Zealand.[1]

The wingspan is 10–11 mm. The forewings are whitish densely irrorated 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]

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