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Heosphora psamathella

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Heosphora psamathella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Heosphora
Species:
H. psamathella
Binomial name
Heosphora psamathella
(Meyrick, 1879)
Synonyms[1][2]

Anerastia psamathella Meyrick, 1879

Heosphora psamathella is a moth in the family Pyralidae. The species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1879 as Anerastia psamathella[1][2] from a male specimen collected in Sydney, New South Wales,[3] and was moved to the genus Heosphora as its type species in 1882.[2] It is found in Australia.[1][2][4]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 "Heosphora psamathella Meyrick, 1879)". Australian Faunal Directory. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Savela, Markku. "Heosphora Meyrick, 1882". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  3. ↑ Meyrick, E. (1879). "Descriptions of Australian micro-lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 4 (13–16): 234.
  4. ↑ "Heosphora psamathella Meyrick, 1879". BioLib. Retrieved 9 August 2026.