Ephysteris subdiminutella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is a widely distributed species, it is known from northern and southern Africa, from Egypt to South Africa, Australia, Palestine, India, Pakistan and Afghanistan. It is also found in the Galápagos Islands.[2][3]
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| Ephysteris subdiminutella |
| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Animalia |
| Phylum: |
Arthropoda |
| Class: |
Insecta |
| Order: |
Lepidoptera |
| Family: |
Gelechiidae |
| Genus: |
Ephysteris |
| Species: |
E. subdiminutella |
| Binomial name |
Ephysteris subdiminutella
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| Synonyms |
- Aristotelia pulverea Janse, 1950
- Gelechia jamaicensis Walsingham, 1897
- Gelechia subdiminutella Stainton, 1867
- Ochrodia bucolica (Meyrick, 1904)
- Ochrodia crocoleuca (Meyrick, 1923)
- Ochrodia ericnista (Meyrick, 1914)
- Ochrodia extorris (Meyrick, 1923)
- Ochrodia ferritincta (Turner, 1919)
- Phthorimaea subdiminutella Stainton, 1867
- Phthorimaea jamaicensis (Walsingham)
- Phthorimaea ochrodeta Meyrick, 1923
- Lita zygophyllella Rebel, 1912
- Lita unitella Turati, 1930
- Aristotelia tribulivora Dumont, 1931
- Scrobipalpa turgida Janse, 1951
- Gnorimoschema infallax Gozmány, 1960
- Gnorimoschema tractatum Gozmány, 1960
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Known host plants of the larvae of this species include Balanitaceae (Balanites aegyptiaca),
Zygophyllaceae (Zygophyllum album) and Rhamnaceae (Zizyphus sp.).