Isophrictis kefersteiniellus

Isophrictis kefersteiniellus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Isophrictis
Species:
I. kefersteiniellus
Binomial name
Isophrictis kefersteiniellus
(Zeller, [1850])
Synonyms
  • Ypsolophus kefersteiniellus Zeller, [1850]
  • Paltodora senicula Meyrick, 1913
  • Isophrictis leptidella Turati, 1924

Isophrictis kefersteiniellus is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Zeller in 1850. It is found in Greece, Crete, North Macedonia, Malta, Italy, France, Spain and Portugal. Outside of Europe, it is found in Libya, Tunisia, Asia Minor and Palestine.

Etymology

The species is named in honour of Georg Adolf Keferstein.

References

  • Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Isophrictis kefersteiniellus​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 20, 2018.