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Pseliastis spectropa

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Pseliastis spectropa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Heliozelidae
Genus: Pseliastis
Species:
P. spectropa
Binomial name
Pseliastis spectropa

Pseliastis spectropa is a species of moth of the family Heliozelidae, described by Edward Meyrick in 1897. It is endemic to Tasmania, Australia.[1][2]

Description

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The head and thorax are bronze in colour and shiny. The legs are a dark bronze, with the posterior tibiae whitish. The forewings are a bright, shining golden bronze with several white bands. The hindwings and abdomen are grey.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Meyrick, Edward (1897). "Descriptions of Australian Microlepidoptera. XVII. Elachistidae". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 22. Linnean Society of New South Wales: 406–407 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  2. ^ "Species Pseliastis spectropa Meyrick, 1897". Australian Faunal Directory. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 7 December 2023.