Ephysteris aulacopis

Ephysteris aulacopis is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1923. It is found in Nepal and Assam, India.[1]

Ephysteris aulacopis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Ephysteris
Species:
E. aulacopis
Binomial name
Ephysteris aulacopis
(Meyrick, 1923)
Synonyms
  • Aristotelia aulacopis Meyrick, 1923
  • Aristotelia oxythectis Meyrick, 1929
  • Ephysteris dierli Povolný, 1968

The wingspan is 10–11 mm. The forewings are pale grey speckled with dark fuscous, suffusedly streaked with ochreous brown between the veins, and with a few black specks posteriorly. The stigmata are black, the plical obliquely before the first discal. The hindwings are grey.[2]

References
  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (February 10, 2015). "Ephysteris aulacopis (Meyrick, 1923)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  2. Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (1-2): 6.


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