| Eunebristis zingarella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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 family Gelechiidae. It was described by Thomas de Grey, 6th Baron Walsingham, in 1897. It is found in the West Indies.
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.
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Eunebristis zingarella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
- Eunebristis at funet
- Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1897 : 84
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