Parelliptis sporochlora

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Parelliptis sporochlora
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Parelliptis
Species:
P. sporochlora
Binomial name
Parelliptis sporochlora
(Meyrick, 1929)
Synonyms
  • Lecithocera sporochloraMeyrick, 1929

Parelliptis sporochlora is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1929. It is found in Sri Lanka. [1]

The wingspan is about 17 mm. [2]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (December 8, 2013). "Parelliptis sporochlora (Meyrick, 1929)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  2. Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (17): 523.