Sphaleractis parasticta

Sphaleractis parasticta
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Sphaleractis
Species:	S. parasticta
Binomial name
	Sphaleractis parasticta; Meyrick, 1904

Last updated August 13, 2023

Sphaleractis parasticta is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1904. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales and Western Australia.^[1]

The wingspan is 9–13 mm (0.35–0.51 in). The forewings are light bronzy fuscous, darker on the costal half and with a broad white costal streak from the base to five-sixths, including a black dot near the apex, the costal edge sometimes fuscous tinged beyond the middle. The plical stigma and a dot towards the tornus are rather large and blackish and there are indications of minute black and white dots on the termen. The hindwings are whitish grey.^[2]

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References

↑ Savela, Markku, ed. (28 August 2014). "Sphaleractis parasticta Meyrick, 1904". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
↑ Meyrick, E. (1904). "Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 29 (2 (114)): 328. doi: 10.5962/bhl.part.20163 – via Internet Archive. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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[1] Savela, Markku, ed. (28 August 2014). "Sphaleractis parasticta Meyrick, 1904". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 10 September 2020.

[2] Meyrick, E. (1904). "Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 29 (2 (114)): 328. doi: 10.5962/bhl.part.20163 – via Internet Archive. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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