Epiphthora phantasta
Epiphthora phantasta is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1904. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales.[1]
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The wingspan is 11–14 mm (0.43–0.55 in). The forewings are pale greyish ochreous, irrorated (sprinkled) with fuscous and with an outwardly oblique bar from the middle of the dorsum to the middle of the disc, an undefined spot on the tornus, and a cloudy dash beyond it towards the apex dark fuscous, sometimes nearly obsolete. The hindwings are very pale grey.[2]
References
- Savela, Markku, ed. (25 April 2014). "Epiphthora phantasta Meyrick, 1904". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 29 (2): 266.
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