Paralecta chalarodes explained

Paralecta chalarodes is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1925. It is found on New Guinea.[1]

The wingspan is about 26 mm. The forewings are shining whitish, towards the costa white, and with some scattered dark fuscous specks, a blotch of fuscous suffusion resting on the dorsum before the middle and a pale fuscous shade from the costa at two-thirds to the dorsum at three-fourths, angulated in the middle, darker on the dorsum. There is also a pale fuscous suffusion towards the termen, especially towards the middle, and a darker fuscous suffused streak along the termen. The hindwings are whitish.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Savela . Markku . December 11, 2013 . Paralecta chalarodes Meyrick, 1925 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . September 8, 2020.
  2. https://archive.org/stream/exoticmicrolepid03meyr#page/153/mode/1up Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (5-7): 153.