Epiphyas asthenopis

Epiphyas asthenopis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Epiphyas
Species: E. asthenopis
Binomial name
Epiphyas asthenopis
(Lower, 1902)[1]
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 Tortricidae family. 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.[2]

References

  1. ↑ tortricidae.com
  2. ↑ New Australian Lepidoptera of the Family Tortricidae
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