Epiphthora nivea
| Epiphthora nivea | |
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| Male holotype specimen | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Epiphthora |
| Species: | E. nivea |
| Binomial name | |
| Epiphthora nivea (Philpott, 1930) | |
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Epiphthora nivea is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Philpott in 1930. It is found in New Zealand,[1] where it has only been recorded from the Waitakere Ranges.
The larvae feed on Collospermum hastatum.[2]
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