Pseliastis spectropa

Pseliastis spectropa
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Heliozelidae
Genus:	Pseliastis
Species:	P. spectropa
Binomial name
	Pseliastis spectropa; Meyrick, 1897[1]

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

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

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.
"Species Pseliastis spectropa Meyrick, 1897". Australian Faunal Directory. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 7 December 2023.

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[Meyrick-1] 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.

[AFD-2] "Species Pseliastis spectropa Meyrick, 1897". Australian Faunal Directory. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 7 December 2023.