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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.[1] Outside of Europe, it is found in Libya, Tunisia, Asia Minor and Palestine.[2]

Isophrictis kefersteiniellus
Scientific classification
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

Etymology

The species is named in honour of Georg Adolf Keferstein.[3]

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.

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