Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Epipyropidae Rank Genus | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Species P. melanias | |
Palaeopsyche is a genus of moths in the Epipyropidae family. It consists of only one species Palaeopsyche melanias, which is found in the wet tropics of Queensland.
The wingspan is 7-8.5 mm. The forewings are purple-tinged dull black. The hindwings are greyish tinged dark fuscous.
The larvae feed on leaf hoppers of the Fulgoroidea superfamily.
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