Ephysteris sirota

Ephysteris sirota is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1908. It is found in the South Africa provinces of Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo.[1][2]

Ephysteris sirota
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Ephysteris
Species:
E. sirota
Binomial name
Ephysteris sirota
(Meyrick, 1908)
Synonyms
  • Aristolia sirota Meyrick, 1908
  • Aristotelia fluidescens Meyrick, 1914

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are ochreous whitish, faintly streaked longitudinally with pale brownish ochreous and with some dark fuscous irroration (sprinkles) tending to form indistinct streaks on the veins. The plical stigma is small and fuscous and the second discal is formed by a small round spot of dark fuscous irroration. The hindwings are grey whitish.[3]

References
  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (February 10, 2015). "Ephysteris sirota (Meyrick, 1908)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Ephysteris sirota (Meyrick, 1908)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  3. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1908: 724.


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