Psorosticha

Genus of moths

Psorosticha
Psorosticha zizyphi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Subfamily: Depressariinae
Genus: Psorosticha
Lower, 1901
Type species
"Psorosticha acrolopha"
Lower
Synonyms
  • Syllochitis Meyrick, 1910

Psorosticha is a moth genus of the superfamily Gelechioidea. It is included in the family Depressariidae, which is sometimes – particularly in older treatments – considered a subfamily of the Oecophoridae or included in the Elachistidae.

Species

  • Psorosticha melanocrepida Clarke, 1962 (Japan)
  • Psorosticha neglecta Diakonoff, [1968] (Philippines)
  • Psorosticha zizyphi (Stainton, 1859) (Australasia, Oriental, China)

References

  • Markku Savela's Lepidoptera site
  • De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. 2014. Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). World Wide Web electronic publication (www.afromoths.net) (12.Aug.2014)
  • Lower, 1901. Descriptions of New Genera and Species of Australian Lepidoptera. Trans. R. Soc. S. Aust. 25 : 91.
  • Media related to Psorosticha at Wikimedia Commons
Taxon identifiers
Psorosticha