Paracataclysta
Genus of moths
Paracataclysta | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Paracataclysta Yoshiyasu, 1983[1] |
Species: | P. fuscalis |
Binomial name | |
Paracataclysta fuscalis (Hampson, 1893) | |
Synonyms | |
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Paracataclysta is a monotypic moth genus in the family Crambidae described by Yutaka Yoshiyasu in 1983. Its single species, Paracataclysta fuscalis, was described by George Hampson in 1893. It is found in South-east Asia (including Sri Lanka and Borneo), northern Australia and Africa.
The wingspan is 10–14 mm.[2]
Former species
- Paracataclysta dualalis (Gaede, 1916)
References
- Speidel, W. & W. Mey, 1999: Catalogue of the Oriental Acentropinae (Lepidoptera: Crambidae). Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 142 (1): 125–142.
- Yoshiyasu, Y., 1983: A study of Thailand Nymphulinae (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). (1) Description of Paracataclysta n. gen. Akitu N.S. 50: 1–6.
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- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Crambidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
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