Heosphora desertella
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pyralidae |
Genus: | Heosphora |
Species: | H. desertella
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Binomial name | |
Heosphora desertella Hampson, 1918
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Heosphora desertella is a grass moth[1] in the family Pyralidae. The species was first described by George Hampson as Saluria desertella in 1918.[2][3][4] It is found in Australia.[5][3][6][2]
Hampson describes the moth:
Head and thorax white tinged with rufous; abdomen white, dorsally fulvous yellow towards base; Fore wing tinged with ochreous, the cilia whiter. Hind wing white.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Saluria desertella Hampson 1918 - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
- ^ a b Savela, Markku (April 3, 2011). "Heosphora desertella (Hampson, 1918)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
- ^ a b "Heosphora desertella (Hampson, 1918)". BioLib. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
- ^ a b Hampson, G. (1918). "The Pyralidae, subfamily Hypsotropinae". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. VII: 97.
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Heosphora desertella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
- ^ "Heosphora desertella (Hampson, 1918)". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved April 27, 2020.