Epiphthora nivea

Species of moth

Epiphthora nivea

Male holotype specimen
Scientific classification
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Animalia

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Arthropoda

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Insecta

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Lepidoptera

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Gelechiidae

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Epiphthora

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E. nivea

Binomial name
Epiphthora nivea

(Philpott, 1930)

Synonyms

* Apatetris nivea Philpott, 1930

Epiphthora nivea is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Philpott in 1930. It is found in New Zealand,[1] where it has only been recorded from the Waitākere Ranges.

The larvae feed on Collospermum hastatum.[2]

## References[edit]

1. ^ funet.fi
2. ^ "Environmental Impact Assessment of Aerial Spraying Btk in NZ for painted apple moth". Archived from the original on 2014-09-20. Retrieved 2015-10-16.

Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q13861725
* GBIF: 1851306
* iNaturalist: 389063
* IRMNG: 10416978
* NZOR: 8d45f573-ebdf-4134-94dc-529ead328d3b

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