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Ephysteris subdiminutella (Stainton, 1867)

Several host plants are known in Balanites, Tribulus, and Zygophyllum (Zygophyllaceae) and Zizyphus (Rhamnaceae).The caterpillar first mines a tunnel and then a ramified blotch. Often several leaves are attached. Pupation occurs outside the mines (Povolný, 2002).

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Lepidoptera

Superfamily
Gelechioidea

Family
Gelechiidae

Genus
Ephysteris

Species
subdiminutella

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Phthorimaea subdiminutella Stainton, 1867, fide Landry & Roque-Albelo (2010). Syn.: Gelechia jamaicensis Walsingham, 1897, fide Landry & Roque-Albelo (2010). Syn.: Phthorimaea jamaicensis (Walsingham), fide Landry & Roque-Albelo (2010).

Origin: Endemic

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: Plaza Sur y Santiago (Landry, & Roque-Albelo, 2010).

References

  • Landry, B. Roque-Albelo, L. (2010) The Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera) of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador, a taxonomic revision. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 117(4): 697-770.

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