Paralecta chalarodes
| Paralecta chalarodes | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Xyloryctidae |
| Genus: | Paralecta |
| Species: | P. chalarodes |
| Binomial name | |
| Paralecta chalarodes Meyrick, 1925 | |
Paralecta chalarodes is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1925. It is found on New Guinea.[1]
Classification
[edit]The wingspan is about 26 mm. The forewings are shining whitish, towards the costa white, and with some scattered dark fuscous specks, a blotch of fuscous suffusion resting on the dorsum before the middle and a pale fuscous shade from the costa at two-thirds to the dorsum at three-fourths, angulated in the middle, darker on the dorsum. There is also a pale fuscous suffusion towards the termen, especially towards the middle, and a darker fuscous suffused streak along the termen. The hindwings are whitish.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ Savela, Markku, ed. (December 11, 2013). "Paralecta chalarodes Meyrick, 1925". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ↑ Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (5-7): 153.
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