Biology:Pseliastis spectropa
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Short description: Species of moth
| Pseliastis spectropa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Heliozelidae |
| Genus: | Pseliastis |
| Species: | P. spectropa
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| Binomial name | |
| Pseliastis spectropa Meyrick, 1897[1]
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Pseliastis spectropa is a species of moth of the family Heliozelidae, described by Edward Meyrick in 1897. It is endemic to Tasmania, Australia.[1][2]
Description
The head and thorax are bronze in colour and shiny. The legs are a dark bronze, with the posterior tibiae whitish. The forewings are a bright, shining golden bronze with several white bands. The hindwings and abdomen are grey.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Meyrick, Edward (1897). "Descriptions of Australian Microlepidoptera. XVII. Elachistidae". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales (Linnean Society of New South Wales) 22: 406–407. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3345294#page/327/mode/1up.
- ↑ "Species Pseliastis spectropa Meyrick, 1897". Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/f4857a98-ea2a-4721-b8e4-d1828cadae14.
Wikidata ☰ Q7254075 entry
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