Biology:Psorosticha
From HandWiki
Short description: Genus of moths
| Psorosticha | |
|---|---|
.jpg)
| |
| Psorosticha zizyphi | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Subfamily: | Depressariinae |
| Genus: | Psorosticha Lower, 1901 |
| Type species | |
| "Psorosticha acrolopha" Lower
| |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Psorosticha is a moth genus of the superfamily Gelechioidea. It is included in the family Depressariidae, which is sometimes – particularly in older treatments – considered a subfamily of the Oecophoridae or included in the Elachistidae.
Species
- Psorosticha melanocrepida Clarke, 1962 (Japan)
- Psorosticha neglecta Diakonoff, [1968] (Philippines)
- Psorosticha zizyphi (Stainton, 1859) (Australasia, Oriental, China)
References
- Markku Savela's Lepidoptera site
- De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. 2014. Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). World Wide Web electronic publication (www.afromoths.net) (12.Aug.2014)
- Lower, 1901. Descriptions of New Genera and Species of Australian Lepidoptera. Trans. R. Soc. S. Aust. 25 : 91.
Wikidata ☰ Q10355320 entry
 |  |
