Epiphthora achnias

Epiphthora achnias
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Epiphthora
Species: E. achnias
Binomial name
Epiphthora achnias
Meyrick, 1904

Epiphthora achnias is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1904. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales.[1]

The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewings are white, irrorated with golden-fuscous and with an oblique bar from the middle of the dorsum reaching half across the wing, and a golden-fuscous spot on the tornus. The hindwings are grey.[2]

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