Paralecta electrophanes
Paralecta electrophanes | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Xyloryctidae |
Genus: | Paralecta |
Species: | P. electrophanes |
Binomial name | |
Paralecta electrophanes Meyrick, 1930 | |
Paralecta electrophanes is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1930. It is found in Malaysia.[1]
The wingspan is about 22 mm. The forewings are light violet-grey, the base suffused white, the costal edge white, on the basal fourth more broadly suffused white. There is a triangular blotch of darker greyish-violet sntfusion on the dorsum before the middle, enclosing a faint ochreous-whitish erect wedge-shaped spot on the dorsum. There is also a greyish-violet angulated shade crossing the wing at two-thirds and an undefined terminal fascia of violet suffusion. The hindwings are dark grey.[2]
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