Paracataclysta

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Paracataclysta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Paracataclysta
Yoshiyasu, 1983 [1]
Species:
P. fuscalis
Binomial name
Paracataclysta fuscalis
(Hampson, 1893)
Synonyms
  • Cataclysta fuscalisHampson, 1893
  • Catoclysta fuscalis
  • Cataclysta nyctopisMeyrick, 1894

Paracataclysta is a monotypic moth genus in the family Crambidae described by Yutaka Yoshiyasu in 1983. Its single species, Paracataclysta fuscalis, was described by George Hampson in 1893. It is found in South-east Asia (including Sri Lanka and Borneo), northern Australia and Africa.

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The wingspan is 10–14 mm. [2]

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References

  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  2. Agassiz, David J. L. (2012). "The Acentropinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) of Africa" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3494: 1–73. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3494.1.1. ISBN   978-1-86977-986-3.