Ephysteris subdiminutella

Ephysteris subdiminutella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Ephysteris
Species: E. subdiminutella
Binomial name
Ephysteris subdiminutella
(Stainton, 1867)[1]
Synonyms
  • Aristotelia pulverea Janse, 1950
  • Gelechia jamaicensis Walsingham, 1897
  • Gelechia subdiminutella Stainton, 1867
  • Ochrodia bucolica (Meyrick, 1904)
  • Ochrodia crocoleuca (Meyrick, 1923)
  • Ochrodia ericnista (Meyrick, 1914)
  • Ochrodia extorris (Meyrick, 1923)
  • Ochrodia ferritincta (Turner, 1919)
  • Phthorimaea subdiminutella Stainton, 1867
  • Phthorimaea jamaicensis (Walsingham)
  • Phthorimaea ochrodeta Meyrick, 1923
  • Lita zygophyllella Rebel, 1912
  • Lita unitella Turati, 1930
  • Aristotelia tribulivora Dumont, 1931
  • Scrobipalpa turgida Janse, 1951
  • Gnorimoschema infallax Gozmány, 1960
  • Gnorimoschema tractatum Gozmány, 1960

Ephysteris subdiminutella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is a widely distributed species, it is known from northern and southern Africa, from Egypt to South Africa, Australia, Palestine, India, Pakistan and Afghanistan. It is also found in the Galápagos Islands.[2][3]

Known host plants of the larvae of this species include Balanitaceae (Balanites aegyptiaca), Zygophyllaceae (Zygophyllum album) and Rhamnaceae (Zizyphus sp.).[4]

References

  1. ↑ Stainton, 1867, The Tineina of Syria and Asia Minor, page 45
  2. ↑ darwinfoundation.org: checklist Galapagos islands
  3. ↑ Landry, B., Roque-Albelo, L. (2010) The Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera) of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador, a taxonomic revision. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 117(4): 697-770
  4. ↑ afromoths.net

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