Eunebristis zingarella

Eunebristis zingarella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Eunebristis
Species: E. zingarella
Binomial name
Eunebristis zingarella
(Walsingham, 1897)
Synonyms
  • Malacotricha zingarella Walsingham, 1897

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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