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Ephysteris

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Ephysteris

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Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderLepidoptera
  5. FamilyGelechiidae

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
4
With media
2
Family
Gelechiidae
Collections
NHMUK
Recorded in
Ethiopia, Spain

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Encyclopedic overview

5 sections
Contents
  • Species
  • Mostly placed in ''Ochrodia''
  • Former species
  • Footnotes
  • References

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Ephysteris is a genus of the twirler moth family (Gelechiidae). Among these, it is assigned to tribe Gnorimoschemini of the subfamily Gelechiinae. Even though it is a rather diverse and widespread group, most of these small and inconspicuous moths were overlooked by scientists until the early 20th century. Almost 90 species are known today but new ones are still being discovered.

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