| Heteropsyche stenomorpha | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Epipyropidae |
| Genus: | Heteropsyche |
| Species: | H. stenomorpha |
| Binomial name | |
| Heteropsyche stenomorpha Perkins, 1905 | |
Heteropsyche stenomorpha is a moth in the family Epipyropidae. It is found in Australia.
The wingspan is about 8 mm. The forewings are black or blackish fuscous and rather roughly scaled. The hindwings are like the forewings, but more finely scaled.
The larvae feed on planthoppers of the superfamily Fulgoroidea.
References
- Perkins, R. C. L. (1905). "Leaf-Hoppers and their Natural Enemies (Pt. II. Epipyropidæ) Lepidoptera". Report of the Work of the Experiment Station of the Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association. 1 (2): 83.
- ^ "Species Heteropsyche stenomorpha Perkins, 1905". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- Australian Faunal Directory
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One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Perkins (1905).
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Heteropsyche stenomorpha | |
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