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Epiphyas erysibodes

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Epiphyas erysibodes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Epiphyas
Species:
E. erysibodes
Binomial name
Epiphyas erysibodes
(Turner, 1916)
Synonyms
  • Tortrix erysibodes Turner, 1916

Epiphyas erysibodes is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales and Tasmania. The habitat consists of open forests.

The wingspan is 18–20 mm. The forewings are grey, with a few whitish scales and five or six irregular ochreous-brown transverse lines. The hindwings are pale grey, with faint darker strigulations (fine streaks).[1]

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Olearia ramulosa.[2]

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