Eunebristis zingarella | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Eunebristis |
Species: | E. zingarella
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Binomial name | |
Eunebristis zingarella (Walsingham, 1897)
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Eunebristis zingarella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Walsingham in 1897. [1] It is found in the West Indies. [2]
The wingspan is about 9 mm. The forewings are ochreous, mottled with brick-red and streaked with steel-blue, with three black dots along the termen. The hindwings are pale grey.
The larvae feed on Coccoloba uvifera. They mine the leaves of their host plant. [3]