Ephysteris brachypogon

Ephysteris brachypogon is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1937. It is found in South Africa.[1][2]

Ephysteris brachypogon
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Ephysteris
Species:
E. brachypogon
Binomial name
Ephysteris brachypogon
(Meyrick, 1937)
Synonyms
  • Megacraspedus brachypogon Meyrick, 1937

The wingspan of Ephysteris brachypogon is 10–12 mm. The forewings are light yellowish, sprinkled or irregularly irrorated with fuscous and with the extreme costal edge white. The stigmata are black or dark fuscous, the first discal rather obliquely beyond the plical but often obsolete. Sometimes, there are cloudy dark fuscous marginal dots around the termen and apical part of the costa. The hindwings are pale grey.[3]

References
  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (February 10, 2015). "Ephysteris brachypogon (Meyrick, 1937)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Microcraspedus brachypogon (Meyrick, 1937)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  3. Exotic Microlepidoptera. 5 (3): 91.


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