Sphaleractis epiclysta

Sphaleractis epiclysta is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1920. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales and Tasmania.[1]

Sphaleractis epiclysta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Sphaleractis
Species:
S. epiclysta
Binomial name
Sphaleractis epiclysta
Meyrick, 1920

The wingspan is 9–11 mm. The forewings are fuscous suffusedly irrorated dark fuscous and with the costa from one-third to near the apex suffused with white mixed dark fuscous irroration. The second discal stigma is dark fuscous. The hindwings are light grey.[2]

References
  1. "Sphaleractis". ftp.funet.fi. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  2. "Exotic microlepidoptera, v. 1-5, Mar. 1912-Nov. 1937". archive.org. Retrieved 8 August 2017.


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