Ephysteris aulacopis

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

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

The wingspan is 10-11 mm. The forewings are pale grey speckled dark fuscous, suffusedly streaked 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]

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