Heteropsyche poecilochroma

Heteropsyche poecilochroma is a moth in the family Epipyropidae. It is found in Australia.[1]

Heteropsyche poecilochroma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Epipyropidae
Genus:
Heteropsyche
Species:
H. poecilochroma
Binomial name
Heteropsyche poecilochroma
Perkins, 1905
Synonyms
  • Heteropsyche dyscrita Perkins, 1905
  • Heteropsyche melanochroma Perkins, 1905
  • Epipyrops doddi Rothschild, 1906

The wingspan is about 10 mm. The forewings are greyish fuscous strigulated with dark and brownish fuscous. The hindwings are dark fuscous and somewhat brownish tinged.[2]

The larvae feed on planthoppers of the superfamily Fulgoroidea.

References
  1. Australian Faunal Directory
  2. Leaf-Hoppers and their Natural Enemies


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