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Palaeopsyche

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Palaeopsyche
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Palaeopsyche

Perkins, 1905
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P. melanias
Binomial name
Palaeopsyche melanias
Perkins, 1905

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.[1]

The wingspan is 7-8.5 mm. The forewings are purple-tinged dull black. The hindwings are greyish tinged dark fuscous.[2]

The larvae feed on leaf hoppers of the Fulgoroidea superfamily.

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