Psorosticha Explained

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.