Paracolax tristalis

Paracolax tristalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Herminiinae
Genus: Paracolax
Species: P. tristalis
Binomial name
Paracolax tristalis
Fabricius, 1794


Paracolax tristalis, the clay fan-foot, is a species of litter moths of the family Erebidae. It is found in the Palearctic ecozone.

The wingspan is 28–35 mm. The moth flies from June to August depending on the location.

The larvae feed on various shrubs and deciduous trees.

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