Paralecta antistola
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| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Phylum: | Arthropoda
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| Class: | Insecta
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| Species: | P. antistola
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| Binomial name | |
| Paralecta antistola Meyrick, 1930
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Paralecta antistola is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1930. It is found in Malaysia.[1]
The wingspan is about 28 mm for males and 30 mm for females. The forewings of the males are dark fuscous, darkest in the cell. The dorsal area is light fuscous from the base almost to the tornus. The hindwings are dark fuscous. Females have ochreous-whitish forewings, sprinkled with light brownish posteriorly and on the dorsal area, except near the base. There is a suffused dark fuscous lunulate spot on the end of the cell. The hindwings are pale grey, somewhat darker dorsally.
The larvae feed on Eugenia caryophyllata. They bore the stem of their host plant.[2]
References[]
- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (December 11, 2013). "Paralecta antistola Meyrick, 1930". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ Exotic Microlepidoptera. 4 (1): 11.
Categories:
- Paralecta
- Moths described in 1930
- Xyloryctidae stubs