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Heteropsyche stenomorpha is a moth in the family Epipyropidae. It is found in Australia.[2][3]
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.[4]
The larvae feed on planthoppers of the superfamily Fulgoroidea.
References
- ↑ Perkins, R. C. L. (1905). "Leaf-Hoppers and their Natural Enemies (Pt. II. Epipyropidæ) Lepidoptera". Report of the Work of the Experiment Station of the Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association. 1 (2): 83.
- 1 2 "Species Heteropsyche stenomorpha Perkins, 1905". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- ↑ Australian Faunal Directory
- ↑ One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Perkins (1905).
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