Ephysteris subdiminutella

Ephysteris subdiminutella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is a widely distributed species, it is known from northern and southern Africa, from Egypt to South Africa, Australia, Palestine, India, Pakistan and Afghanistan. It is also found in the Galápagos Islands.[2][3]

Ephysteris subdiminutella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Ephysteris
Species:
E. subdiminutella
Binomial name
Ephysteris subdiminutella
(Stainton, 1867)[1]
Synonyms
  • Aristotelia pulverea Janse, 1950
  • Gelechia jamaicensis Walsingham, 1897
  • Gelechia subdiminutella Stainton, 1867
  • Ochrodia bucolica (Meyrick, 1904)
  • Ochrodia crocoleuca (Meyrick, 1923)
  • Ochrodia ericnista (Meyrick, 1914)
  • Ochrodia extorris (Meyrick, 1923)
  • Ochrodia ferritincta (Turner, 1919)
  • Phthorimaea subdiminutella Stainton, 1867
  • Phthorimaea jamaicensis (Walsingham)
  • Phthorimaea ochrodeta Meyrick, 1923
  • Lita zygophyllella Rebel, 1912
  • Lita unitella Turati, 1930
  • Aristotelia tribulivora Dumont, 1931
  • Scrobipalpa turgida Janse, 1951
  • Gnorimoschema infallax Gozmány, 1960
  • Gnorimoschema tractatum Gozmány, 1960

Known host plants of the larvae of this species include Balanitaceae (Balanites aegyptiaca), Zygophyllaceae (Zygophyllum album) and Rhamnaceae (Zizyphus sp.).

References
  1. Stainton, 1867, The Tineina of Syria and Asia Minor, page 45
  2. darwinfoundation.org: checklist Galapagos islands
  3. Landry, B., Roque-Albelo, L. (2010) The Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera) of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador, a taxonomic revision. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 117(4): 697-770


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