Pseliastis xanthodisca is a species of moth in the family Heliozelidae, described by Edward Meyrick in 1897. It is endemic to Tasmania, Australia.[1][2]
| Pseliastis xanthodisca | |
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| Adult male specimen of P. xanthodisca | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Heliozelidae |
| Genus: | Pseliastis |
| Species: | P. xanthodisca
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| Binomial name | |
| Pseliastis xanthodisca | |
Description
editThe head, antennae, and thorax of the adult moth are bronze in colour and shiny. The legs are a shining dark grey, with the posterior tibiae yellowish. The forewings are a bright, shining bronze and lack any markings. The hindwings are a shiny grey, marked with a ochreous-yellow patch in males and tinged with yellow in females. The abdomen is orange with a series of dark dots in males, while in females the abdomen is a dark bronze colour.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Meyrick, Edward (1897). "Descriptions of Australian Microlepidoptera. XVII. Elachistidae". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 22. Linnean Society of New South Wales: 406–407 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ "Species Pseliastis xanthodisca Meyrick, 1897". Australian Faunal Directory. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
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