Ephysteris subdiminutella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Ephysteris |
Species: | E. subdiminutella
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Binomial name | |
Ephysteris subdiminutella | |
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Ephysteris subdiminutella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is a widely distributed species, it is known from northern and southern Africa, from Egypt to South Africa, Australia, Palestine, India, Pakistan and Afghanistan. It is also found in the Galápagos Islands. [2] [3]
Known host plants of the larvae of this species include Balanitaceae ( Balanites aegyptiaca), Zygophyllaceae ( Zygophyllum album) and Rhamnaceae ( Zizyphus sp.).