Pansepta hierophanes

Pansepta hierophanes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Xyloryctidae
Genus:	Pansepta
Species:	P. hierophanes
Binomial name
	Pansepta hierophanes; Meyrick, 1925

Last updated July 28, 2025

Pansepta hierophanes is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1925. It is found on New Guinea.^[1]

The wingspan is about 21 mm. The forewings are shining silvery white with the costal edge grey towards the base. The hindwings are white.^[2]

References

↑ Savela, Markku, ed. (December 15, 2013). "Pansepta hierophanes Meyrick, 1925". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
↑ Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (5-7): 153.

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[1] Savela, Markku, ed. (December 15, 2013). "Pansepta hierophanes Meyrick, 1925". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[2] Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (5-7): 153.

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