Heterobathmia pseuderiocrania

Heterobathmia pseuderiocrania
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Heterobathmiidae
Genus: Heterobathmia
Species:
H. pseuderiocrania
Binomial name
Heterobathmia pseuderiocrania
Kristensen & Nielsen, 1979

Heterobathmia pseuderiocrania, the southern beech moth, is a species of moth belonging to the family Heterobathmiidae. It was first described by Niels Peder Kristensen and Ebbe Nielsen in 1979.[1] It is found in temperate South America, including Argentina.[2]

The mouthparts are primitive and well adapted for collecting and grinding pollen of Nothofagus species. The five piece maxillary palps display specialized structures which enable the collection of pollen. [3]

References

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Heterobathmia pseuderiocrania​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  2. ^ "Taxonomy - Heterobathmia pseuderiocrania (southern beech moth)". UniProt. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  3. ^ "Heterobathmia pseuderiocrania (Heterobathmiina)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2011. Retrieved February 5, 2012.


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