Ephysteris tenuisaccus

Ephysteris tenuisaccus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Ephysteris
Species: E. tenuisaccus
Binomial name
Ephysteris tenuisaccus
Nupponen, 2010

Ephysteris tenuisaccus is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in Russia (the southern Ural) and on Cyprus. The habitat consists of chalk steppe.

The wingspan is 10.5–12.5 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is pure creamish white with the a dark brown pattern. The hindwings are whitish fuscous, the basal area paler.[1] Adults are on wing in June.

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin tenuis (meaning thin) and refers to a thin saccus in the male genitalia, one of the characters separating the new species from closely related Ephysteris deserticolella.

References

  1. ↑ Junnilainen, J.; Nupponen, K. 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part I: descriptions of seventeen new species (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2366: 1–34. Preview
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