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]
| Heterobathmia pseuderiocrania | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Heterobathmiidae |
| Genus: | Heterobathmia |
| Species: | H. pseuderiocrania
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| Binomial name | |
| Heterobathmia pseuderiocrania Kristensen & Nielsen, 1979
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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 edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Taxonomy - Heterobathmia pseuderiocrania (southern beech moth)". UniProt. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Heterobathmia pseuderiocrania (Heterobathmiina)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2011. Retrieved February 5, 2012.
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