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Sphaleractis epiclysta

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gelechiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Sphaleractis

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

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.

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Sphaleractis epiclysta Wikipedia