Paralecta chalarodes

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Paralecta chalarodes
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Xyloryctidae
Genus: Paralecta
Species:
P. chalarodes
Binomial name
Paralecta chalarodes
Meyrick, 1925

Paralecta chalarodes is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1925. It is found on New Guinea. [1]

The wingspan is about 26 mm. The forewings are shining whitish, towards the costa white, and with some scattered dark fuscous specks, a blotch of fuscous suffusion resting on the dorsum before the middle and a pale fuscous shade from the costa at two-thirds to the dorsum at three-fourths, angulated in the middle, darker on the dorsum. There is also a pale fuscous suffusion towards the termen, especially towards the middle, and a darker fuscous suffused streak along the termen. The hindwings are whitish. [2]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (December 11, 2013). "Paralecta chalarodes Meyrick, 1925". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  2. Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (5-7): 153. PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .