Ephysteris inustella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1839. It is found in Portugal, Spain, France, Germany, Italy, Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Baltic region, Ukraine and Russia.[1][2]

Ephysteris inustella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Ephysteris
Species:
E. inustella
Binomial name
Ephysteris inustella
(Zeller, 1839)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia inustella Zeller, 1839
  • Epithectis delminiella Rebel, 1904
  • Lita gredosensis Rebel, 1935

Subspecies edit

  • Ephysteris inustella inustella
  • Ephysteris inustella gredosensis (Rebel, 1935) (Spain, Portugal)

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