Ephysteris infirma

Ephysteris infirma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Ephysteris
Species: E. infirma
Binomial name
Ephysteris infirma
(Meyrick, 1912)
Synonyms
  • Gnorimoschema infirma Meyrick, 1912

Ephysteris infirma is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1912. It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Orientale) and South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal).[1][2]

The wingspan is 10–14 mm. The forewings are ochreous-whitish or pale whitish-ochreous, sprinkled with grey and dark fuscous specks. The stigmata are moderately large, blackish, the plical rather before the first discal, the second discal below the middle. The hindwings are very pale grey.[3]

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