Chaliniastis Explained

Chaliniastis is a genus of moth in the family Gelechiidae. It contains the species Chaliniastis astrapaea, which is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland and New South Wales.[1] [2]

The wingspan is about . The forewings are bronzy-fuscous, darker on the posterior half and with an irregular undefined whitish streak along the dorsum from the base to the tornus, as well as a suffused dark fuscous blotch limiting this above from one-fourth to three-fourths. There is a moderate triangular white costal spot at four-fifths, where a fine white slightly curved line proceeds to the tornus. An obscure whitish-ochreous suffusion is found beyond this on the lower half. The hindwings are pale fuscous, becoming darker posteriorly.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/gelechiidae/anacampsinae/chaliniastis/ funet.fi
  2. http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/gele/astrapaea.html Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia
  3. Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera . Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales . Meyrick . E. . 29 . part II [number 114] . 302 . 1904 . 10.5962/bhl.part.20163 . Internet Archive . 17 June 2020. free .