Palaeopsyche
| Palaeopsyche | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Epipyropidae |
| Genus: | Palaeopsyche Perkins, 1905 |
| Species: | 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.