Ephysteris afrorientellus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gelechioidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Scotokaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Superphylum: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Mandibulata Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera Ordo: Lepidoptera Subordo: Glossata Cladus: Coelolepida Cladus: Myoglossata Cladus: Neolepidoptera Infraordo: Heteroneura Cladus: Eulepidoptera Cladus: Ditrysia Cladus: Apoditrysia Superfamilia: Gelechioidea

Familia: Gelechiidae
Subfamilia: Gelechiinae
Tribus: Gnorimoschemini
Genus: Ephysteris
Species: Ephysteris afrorientellus

Name

Ephysteris afrorientellus Bidzilya & Rajaei, 2026

Type locality: Kenya, Rift Valley, Lake Bogoria, 3000 ft.

Holotype: BMNH. male ♂. 06.II.1999. legit D. Agassiz. genitalia slide O. V. Bidzilya 344/23♂.

References

• Bidzilya, O.V. & Rajaei Shoorcheh, H. 2026. A taxonomic review of the genus Ephysteris Meyrick, 1908 (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) in the Afrotropical region. Zootaxa 5796(1): 1–37. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5796.1.1 Reference page.