Heosphora xylodes

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Heosphora xylodes
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Heosphora
Species:
H. xylodes
Binomial name
Heosphora xylodes
Turner, 1947
Synonyms
  • Anerastria xylodesTurner, 1947

Heosphora xylodes is a moth in the family Pyralidae. The species was first described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1947. It is found in Australia. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Heosphora colobela is a moth in the family Pyralidae. The species was first described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1947. It is found in Australia.

Heosphora rhodochros is a moth in the family Pyralidae. The species was first described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1947. It is found in Australia.

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Heosphora grammivena is a moth in the family Pyralidae. The species was first described by George Hampson in 1918. It is found in Australia.

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References

  1. "Heosphora xylodes (Turner, 1947)". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Heosphora xylodes". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  3. "Heosphora xylodes (Turner, 1947)". BioLib. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  4. Savela, Markku (April 3, 2011). "Heosphora xylodes (Turner, 1947)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 27, 2020.