Psorosticha

Psorosticha
Psorosticha zizyphi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Depressariidae
Subfamily:	Depressariinae
Genus:	Psorosticha Lower, 1901
Type species
"Psorosticha acrolopha" Lower
Synonyms
Syllochitis Meyrick, 1910

Psorosticha is a moth genus of the superfamily Gelechioidea. It is included in the family Depressariidae, which is sometimes – particularly in older treatments – considered a subfamily of the Oecophoridae or included in the Elachistidae.

Species

• Psorosticha melanocrepida Clarke, 1962 (Japan)
• Psorosticha neglecta Diakonoff, [1968] (Philippines)
• Psorosticha zizyphi (Stainton, 1859) (Australasia, Oriental, China)

References

• Markku Savela's Lepidoptera site
• De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. 2014. Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). World Wide Web electronic publication (www.afromoths.net) (12.Aug.2014)
• Lower, 1901. Descriptions of New Genera and Species of Australian Lepidoptera. Trans. R. Soc. S. Aust. 25 : 91.
• Media related to Psorosticha at Wikimedia Commons