Eunebristis zingarella
| Eunebristis zingarella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Eunebristis |
| Species: | E. zingarella |
| Binomial name | |
| Eunebristis zingarella (Walsingham, 1897) | |
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Eunebristis zingarella is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. 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]
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