Epiphthora melanombra

Species of moth

Epiphthora melanombra

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

E. melanombra

Binomial name
Epiphthora melanombra

Meyrick, 1888

Synonyms

* Gelechia sparsa Philpott, 1918
* Apatetris melanombra (Meyrick, 1888)

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

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

## References[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Epiphthora melanombra.

1. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (25 April 2014). "Epiphthora melanombra Meyrick, 1888". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
2. ^ Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 20: 77.

Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q13861727
* CoL: 93GDG
* EoL: 16537130
* GBIF: 1851307
* iNaturalist: 389062
* IRMNG: 10416742
* NZOR: a767fffe-4bb9-4c4d-88a1-ffc655047854
* ZooBank: 9E54B048-9044-47A3-B095-7A306F589860

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