Ephelictis neochalca
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| Ephelictis neochalca | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Ephelictis |
| Species: | E. neochalca |
| Binomial name | |
| Ephelictis neochalca Meyrick, 1904 | |
Ephelictis neochalca is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1904. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Western Australia.[1]
The wingspan is 17–19 mm (0.67–0.75 in). The forewings are shining brassy bronze with a rather narrow suffused white costal streak from near the base to three-fourths, extremities attenuated. The stigmata are small and black, with the plical obliquely beyond the first discal. The hindwings are grey.[2]
