Biology:Epiphyas asthenopis

Short description: Species of moth found in Australia

Epiphyas asthenopis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Epiphyas
Species:	E. asthenopis
Binomial name
Epiphyas asthenopis (Lower, 1902)
Synonyms
Tortrix asthenopis Lower, 1902 Hyperxena zirophora Turner, 1916 Bactra eurysticha Turner, 1946 Cnephasia polia Turner, 1945

Epiphyas asthenopis is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Australia , where it has been recorded from New South Wales and Victoria.

The wingspan is 17 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is pale-grey, but grey-whitish towards the base. There is a pale-brownish subdorsal blotch, margined by a whitish suffusion. The hindwings are whitish.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q16981694 entry