Epiphyas asthenopis

Epiphyas asthenopis is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales and Victoria.

Epiphyas asthenopis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tortricidae
Genus:
Epiphyas
Species:
E. asthenopis
Binomial name
Epiphyas asthenopis
(Lower, 1902)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tortrix asthenopis Lower, 1902
  • Hyperxena zirophora Turner, 1916
  • Bactra eurysticha Turner, 1946
  • Cnephasia polia Turner, 1945

The wingspan is 17 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is pale-grey, but grey-whitish towards the base. There is a pale-brownish subdorsal blotch, margined by a whitish suffusion. The hindwings are whitish.[2]

References
  1. tortricidae.com
  2. New Australian Lepidoptera of the Family Tortricidae


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