Heosphora desertella

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Heosphora desertella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Heosphora
Species:
H. desertella
Binomial name
Heosphora desertella
Hampson, 1918
Synonyms
  • Saluria desertellaHampson, 1918

Heosphora desertella is a grass moth [1] in the family Pyralidae. The species was first described by George Hampson as Saluria desertella in 1918. [2] [3] [4] It is found in Australia. [5] [3] [6] [2]

Hampson describes the moth:

Head and thorax white tinged with rufous; abdomen white, dorsally fulvous yellow towards base; Fore wing tinged with ochreous, the cilia whiter. Hind wing white. [4]

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References

  1. "Saluria desertella Hampson 1918 - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  2. 1 2 Savela, Markku (April 3, 2011). "Heosphora desertella (Hampson, 1918)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Heosphora desertella (Hampson, 1918)". BioLib. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  4. 1 2 Hampson, G. (1918). "The Pyralidae, subfamily Hypsotropinae". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. VII: 97.
  5. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Heosphora desertella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  6. "Heosphora desertella (Hampson, 1918)". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved April 27, 2020.