Paracataclysta fuscalis

Paracataclysta fuscalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Paracataclysta
Species: P. fuscalis
Binomial name
Paracataclysta fuscalis
(Hampson, 1893)
Synonyms
  • Cataclysta fuscalis Hampson, 1893
  • Catoclysta fuscalis
  • Cataclysta nyctopis Meyrick, 1894

Paracataclysta fuscalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Hampson in 1893. It is found in south-east Asia (including Sri Lanka and Borneo),[1] northern Australia and Africa.

The wingspan is 10–14 mm. The forewings of the males are whitish, with a fuscous base in the costal half. The hindwings are whitish with scattered fuscous scales in the postmedian area. Females have dark fuscous forewings, irrorated with whitish and with an orange-brown antemedian fascia and an orange-brown discal spot. The hindwings are whitish with a dark fuscous antemedian fascia.[2]

References

  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Agassiz, D.J.L., 2012: The Acentropinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) of Africa. Zootaxa 3494: 1–73. Abstract: .


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