| Ephelictis neochalca | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Ephelictis |
| Species: | E. neochalca |
| Binomial name | |
| Ephelictis neochalca Meyrick, 1904 | |
Ephelictis neochalca is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1904. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Western Australia.
The wingspan is 17–19 mm (0.67–0.75 in). The forewings are shining brassy bronze with a rather narrow suffused white costal streak from near the base to three-fourths, extremities attenuated. The stigmata are small and black, with the plical obliquely beyond the first discal. The hindwings are grey.
References
- Savela, Markku, ed. (8 May 2014). "Ephelictis neochalca Meyrick, 1904". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- Meyrick, E. (1904). "Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 29 (part II ): 388. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.20163 – via Internet Archive.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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| Ephelictis neochalca | |
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