Epiphthora acropasta

Short description: Species of moth

Epiphthora acropasta

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Class:  | Insecta
Order:  | Lepidoptera
Family:  | Gelechiidae
Genus:  | Epiphthora
Species:  |

E. acropasta

Binomial name
Epiphthora acropasta

Turner, 1919

Epiphthora acropasta is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Turner in 1919. It is found in Australia , where it has been recorded from Queensland.[1]

The wingspan is about 8 mm. The forewings are white with scanty pale ochreous-fuscous irroration, more pronounced near the apex. The discal dots are not defined and there is an ochreous-fuscous dot at the tornus, another beneath the costa at four-fifths, and several between this and the apex. The hindwings are whitish.[2]

## References

1. ↑ funet.fi
2. ↑ Proc. R. Soc. Qd 31 (10) : 110 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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