Heteropsyche stenomorpha

Heteropsyche stenomorpha
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Epipyropidae
Genus: Heteropsyche
Species: H. stenomorpha
Binomial name
Heteropsyche stenomorpha
Perkins, 1905

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

The wingspan is about 8 mm. The forewings are black or blackish fuscous and rather roughly scaled. The hindwings are like the forewings, but more finely scaled.[2]

The larvae feed on leaf hoppers of the Fulgoroidea superfamily.

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