''Heosphora psamathella'' is a

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

in the family Pyralidae. The species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1879, as ''Anerastia psamathella'', from a male specimen collected in

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, New South Wales, and was moved to the genus ''

Heosphora ''Heosphora'' is a genus of moths in the family Pyralidae. The genus was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1882. The type species is ''Anerastia psamathella'' Meyrick, 1879, designated as such by George Hampson in 1901. All ''Heosphora'' spe ...

'' as its type species by George Hampson in 1901. It is found in Australia.

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Moths described in 1879 Moths of Australia Taxa named by Edward Meyrick {{Pyralidae-stub