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Heosphora desertella

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Heosphora desertella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Heosphora
Species:
H. desertella
Binomial name
Heosphora desertella
Hampson, 1918
Synonyms
  • Saluria desertella Hampson, 1918

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

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  1. ^ "Saluria desertella Hampson 1918 - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  2. ^ a b Savela, Markku (April 3, 2011). "Heosphora desertella (Hampson, 1918)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Heosphora desertella (Hampson, 1918)". BioLib. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  4. ^ a b Hampson, G. (1918). "The Pyralidae, subfamily Hypsotropinae". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. VII: 97.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Heosphora desertella (Hampson, 1918)". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved April 27, 2020.