Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gelechiidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Ephysteris | |
Ephysteris sporobolella is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Landry in 2010. It is found on the Galapagos Islands.
The length of the forewings is 2.8-3.9 mm. The forewings are greyish brown on the costal half with a paler costa and wider band on the distal half of the costa. Most scales are more or less widely tipped brown and there is a chestnut-brown line at the base, along the fold, and along the midline distally, with a black spot in fold at one-third and usually also below the midline postmedially, and often along the midline subapically and at the apex, with the area below the costal fold paler than above, with a few brovvn-tipped scales. The hindwings are greyish brown. Adults have been recorded on wing from January to June and in November.
Etymology
The species name refers to the host plant, Sporobolus virginicus.