Epiphyas erysibodes
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Epiphyas |
| Species: | E. erysibodes
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| Binomial name | |
| Epiphyas erysibodes (Turner, 1916)
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Epiphyas erysibodes is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales and Tasmania. The habitat consists of open forests.
The wingspan is 18–20 mm. The forewings are grey, with a few whitish scales and five or six irregular ochreous-brown transverse lines. The hindwings are pale grey, with faint darker strigulations (fine streaks).[1]
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Olearia ramulosa.[2]
References[edit]
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- ^ New Australian Lepidoptera of the Family Tortricidae
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- ^ A Checklist of the Tasmanian Tortricid moths (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) and their Host-Plant relationships
