Biology:Pseliastis xanthodisca
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Short description: Species of moth
| Pseliastis xanthodisca | |
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| Adult male specimen of P. xanthodisca | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Heliozelidae |
| Genus: | Pseliastis |
| Species: | P. xanthodisca
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| Binomial name | |
| Pseliastis xanthodisca Meyrick, 1897[1]
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Pseliastis xanthodisca is a species of moth in the family Heliozelidae, described by Edward Meyrick in 1897. It is endemic to Tasmania, Australia.[1][2]
Description
The head, antennae, and thorax of the adult moth are bronze in colour and shiny. The legs are a shining dark grey, with the posterior tibiae yellowish. The forewings are a bright, shining bronze and lack any markings. The hindwings are a shiny grey, marked with a ochreous-yellow patch in males and tinged with yellow in females. The abdomen is orange with a series of dark dots in males, while in females the abdomen is a dark bronze colour.[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 xanthodisca Meyrick, 1897". Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/919e0235-9a4d-45d0-9b34-a0aa0256530a.
Wikidata ☰ Q7254077 entry
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