Epiphthora harpastis

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

Epiphthora harpastis 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 Western Australia.[1]

The wingspan is 10-11 mm. The forewings are whitish, irrorated with dark fuscous and with a very indistinct darker slender transverse fascia at one-third, slightly oblique. There is an oblique bar from the middle of the dorsum, and a spot on the tornus darker, very obscure. The hindwings are light grey.[2]

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