Paracataclysta fuscalis
| Paracataclysta fuscalis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Paracataclysta |
| Species: | P. fuscalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Paracataclysta fuscalis (Hampson, 1893) | |
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Paracataclysta fuscalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Hampson in 1893. It is found in south-east Asia (including Sri Lanka and Borneo),[1] northern Australia and Africa.
The wingspan is 10–14 mm. The forewings of the males are whitish, with a fuscous base in the costal half. The hindwings are whitish with scattered fuscous scales in the postmedian area. Females have dark fuscous forewings, irrorated with whitish and with an orange-brown antemedian fascia and an orange-brown discal spot. The hindwings are whitish with a dark fuscous antemedian fascia.[2]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ Agassiz, D.J.L., 2012: The Acentropinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) of Africa. Zootaxa 3494: 1–73. Abstract: .
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