Paralecta nephelodelta

Paralecta nephelodelta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Xyloryctidae
Genus:	Paralecta
Species:	P. nephelodelta
Binomial name
	Paralecta nephelodelta; Meyrick, 1930

Paralecta nephelodelta 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 24 mm. The forewings are white with a triangular patch of fuscous suffusion, extending on the dorsum from near the base to beyond the middle, its apex reaching to near the costa beyond the middle. There are irregularly scattered grey or fuscous scales, indicating a very indefinite straight subterminal shade and the terminal edge is suffused with light grey. The hindwings are whitish grey, with the terminal edge suffused greyer.^[2]

References[]

^ Savela, Markku, ed. (December 11, 2013). "Paralecta nephelodelta Meyrick, 1930". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ Exotic Microlepidoptera. 4 (1): 12.

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[1] Savela, Markku, ed. (December 11, 2013). "Paralecta nephelodelta Meyrick, 1930". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[2] Exotic Microlepidoptera. 4 (1): 12.

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