Isophrictis kefersteiniellus

Isophrictis kefersteiniellus is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Zeller in 1850. It is found in Greece, Crete, North Macedonia, Malta, Italy, France, Spain and Portugal.[1] Outside of Europe, it is found in Libya, Tunisia, Asia Minor and Palestine.[2]

Isophrictis kefersteiniellus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Isophrictis
Species:
I. kefersteiniellus
Binomial name
Isophrictis kefersteiniellus
(Zeller, [1850])
Synonyms
  • Ypsolophus kefersteiniellus Zeller, [1850]
  • Paltodora senicula Meyrick, 1913
  • Isophrictis leptidella Turati, 1924

Etymology

The species is named in honour of Georg Adolf Keferstein.[3]

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. funet.fi
  3. lepiforum.de
  • Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Isophrictis kefersteiniellus". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 20, 2018.


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