Palaeopsyche

Palaeopsyche
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Epipyropidae
Genus:	Palaeopsyche; Perkins, 1905
Species:	P. melanias
Binomial name
	Palaeopsyche melanias; Perkins, 1905

Palaeopsyche is a genus of moths in the family Epipyropidae. It consists of only one species Palaeopsyche melanias, which is found in the wet tropics of Queensland.^[1]

The wingspan is 7-8.5 mm. The forewings are purple-tinged dull black. The hindwings are greyish tinged dark fuscous.^[2]

The larvae feed on planthoppers of the superfamily Fulgoroidea.

References

↑ Australian Faunal Directory^{[link removed]}
↑ Leaf-Hoppers and their Natural Enemies This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[1] Australian Faunal Directory^{[link removed]}

[2] Leaf-Hoppers and their Natural Enemies This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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