Biology:Paralogistis litholeuca

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Short description: Species of moth

Paralogistis litholeuca
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Scythrididae
Genus: Paralogistis
Species:
P. litholeuca
Binomial name
Paralogistis litholeuca
Meyrick, 1921

Paralogistis litholeuca is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921. It is found in Mozambique and Gauteng, South Africa. Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms gives this name as a synonym of Paralogistis ochrura.[1]

The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are grey whitish finely irrorated (sprinkled) with blackish. The markings are formed of coarser black irroration: some undefined suffusion towards the base of the costa, a dot beneath the fold at an irregular raised transverse mark from the dorsum before the middle of the wing reaching somewhat beyond the fold, and a round submedian dot above the tornus. The hindwings are grey.[2]

References

  1. Savela, Markku, ed (August 22, 2014). "Paralogistis ochrura Meyrick, 1913". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/scythrididae/paralogistis/#ochrura. Retrieved September 8, 2020. 
  2. Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 3 (4): 312. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Wikidata ☰ Q13636045 entry