Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gelechiidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Eunebristis | |
Eunebristis zingarella is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Walsingham in 1897. It is found in the West Indies.
The wingspan is about 9 mm. The forewings are ochreous, mottled with brick-red and streaked with steel-blue, with three black dots along the termen. The hindwings are pale grey.
The larvae feed on Coccoloba uvifera. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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