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

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

The wingspan is about 11 mm (0.43 in). The forewings are white, irrorated (sprinkled) 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]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (25 April 2014). "Epiphthora achnias Meyrick, 1904". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  2. ^ Meyrick, E. (1904). "Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 29 (part II [number 114]): 266. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.20163 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.