Sphaleractis eurysema

Sphaleractis eurysema 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 New South Wales.[1]

Sphaleractis eurysema
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Sphaleractis
Species:
S. eurysema
Binomial name
Sphaleractis eurysema
Meyrick, 1904

The wingspan is 10–12 mm (0.39–0.47 in). The forewings are light fuscous, darker above the middle and with a broad white costal streak from the base to five-sixths, strewn with black specks, the costal edge suffusedly fuscous from the middle to three-fourths. The stigmata are rather large, distinct and blackish, with the plical rather obliquely beyond the first discal, an additional dot midway between the second discal and dorsum. The hindwings are whitish grey.[2]

References
  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (28 August 2014). "Sphaleractis eurysema Meyrick, 1904". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  2. Meyrick, E. (1904). "Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 29 (2 (114)): 329 – via Internet Archive.


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