Jump to content

Ephysteris insulella

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from Ephysteris insularis)

Ephysteris insulella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Ephysteris
Species:
E. insulella
Binomial name
Ephysteris insulella
(Heinemann, 1870)
Synonyms
  • Lita insulella Heinemann, 1870
  • Gelechia insularis Staudinger, 1871
  • Opacopsis gallica Povolný, 1992
  • Doryphora praticolella Christoph, 1872

Ephysteris insulella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Hermann von Heinemann in 1870. It is found in France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Bulgaria, Romania and Russia.[1][2] Outside of Europe, it is found in south-eastern Kazakhstan, southern Siberia, Mongolia and China (Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang).

The length of the forewings is 7–8 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August.[3]

Subspecies

[edit]
  • Ephysteris insulella insulella
  • Ephysteris insulella praticolella (Christoph, 1872) (Italy, Balkans, south-western Russia, Tuva)

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Ephysteris insulella (Heinemann, 1870)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  2. ^ "Ephysteris insulella (Heinemann, 1870)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  3. ^ Li, H.-H. & O. Bidzilya (2008). "A review of the genus Ehystris Meyrick, 1908 from China, with descriptions of two new species (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)". Zootaxa. 1733: 45-56.