Epiphthora harpastis 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 Western Australia.[1]

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

The wingspan is 10–11 mm (0.39–0.43 in). The forewings are whitish, irrorated (sprinkled) with dark fuscous and with a very indistinct darker slender transverse fascia at one-third, slightly oblique. There is an oblique bar from the middle of the dorsum, and a spot on the tornus darker, very obscure. The hindwings are light grey.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (25 April 2014). "Epiphthora harpastis 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]): 267. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.20163 – via Internet Archive.   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.