Biology:Ephelictis neochalca

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Short description: Species of moth

Ephelictis neochalca
Scientific classification edit
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.[1]

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.[2]

References

  1. Savela, Markku, ed (8 May 2014). "Ephelictis neochalca Meyrick, 1904". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/gelechiidae/gelechiinae/ephelictis/#neochalca. Retrieved 28 August 2020. 
  2. Meyrick, E. (1904). "Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 29 (part II [number 114]): 388. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.20163. https://archive.org/stream/proceedingsoflin29linn#page/388/mode/1up.  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Wikidata ☰ Q13608914 entry