Heosphora psamathella

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Heosphora psamathella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Heosphora
Species:
H. psamathella
Binomial name
Heosphora psamathella
Meyrick, 1879
Synonyms

Anerastia psamathellaMeyrick, 1879

Heosphora psamathella is a moth in the family Pyralidae. The species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1879, [1] as Anerastia psamathella, [2] from a male specimen collected in Sydney, New South Wales, [3] and was moved to the genus Heosphora as its type species by George Hampson in 1901. [4] It is found in Australia. [1] [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Heosphora psamathella Meyrick, 1879)". Australian Faunal Directory. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  2. Australian Faunal Directory. "Heosphora Meyrick, 1882". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 2020-04-28.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  3. Meyrick, E. (1879). "Descriptions of Australian micro-lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 4 (13–16): 234.
  4. Hampson, G.F. (1901). "Heosphora". Mémoires sur les lépidoptères. 8: 381.
  5. "Heosphora psamathella Meyrick, 1879". BioLib. Retrieved April 29, 2020.