Heterobathmia pseuderiocrania

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

Heterobathmia pseuderiocrania is a type of moth that belongs to the Heterobathmiidae family. It was identified by Kristensen and Nielsen in 1979. It is found in temperate South America, including Argentina. It is more commonly referred to as a southern beech moth.[1]

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. [2]

References

  1. ↑ Taxonomy - Heterobathmia pseuderiocrania (southern beech moth)
  2. ↑ Heterobathmia pseuderiocrania (Heterobathmiina)
  • Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Heterobathmia". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.


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