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Ephysteris insulella

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Species of moth

Ephysteris insulella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Ephysteris
Species: E. insulella
Binomial name
Ephysteris insulella
(Heinemann, 1870)
Synonyms
  • Lita insulella Heinemann, 1870
  • Gelechia insularis Staudinger, 1871
  • Opacopsis gallica Povolný, 1992
  • Doryphora praticolella Christoph, 1872

Ephysteris insulella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Hermann von Heinemann in 1870. It is found in France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Bulgaria, Romania and Russia. Outside of Europe, it is found in south-eastern Kazakhstan, southern Siberia, Mongolia and China (Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang).

The length of the forewings is 7–8 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August.

Subspecies

  • Ephysteris insulella insulella
  • Ephysteris insulella praticolella (Christoph, 1872) (Italy, Balkans, south-western Russia, Tuva)

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Ephysteris insulella (Heinemann, 1870)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  2. "Ephysteris insulella (Heinemann, 1870)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  3. Li, H.-H. & O. Bidzilya (2008). "A review of the genus Ehystris Meyrick, 1908 from China, with descriptions of two new species (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)". Zootaxa. 1733: 45-56.
Taxon identifiers
Ephysteris insulella


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