Biology:Eunebristis zingarella
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Short description: Species of moth
Eunebristis zingarella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Eunebristis |
Species: | E. zingarella
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Binomial name | |
Eunebristis zingarella (Walsingham, 1897)
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Eunebristis zingarella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Walsingham in 1897.[1] It is found in the West Indies.[2]
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.[3]
References
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Eunebristis zingarella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=101170.
- ↑ Eunebristis at funet
- ↑ Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1897 : 84 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Wikidata ☰ Q13622767 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eunebristis zingarella.
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