Chalestra
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Genus: | Chalestra Walker, 1859
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Species: | C. podaresalis
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Chalestra podaresalis Walker, 1859
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Chalestra is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae. Its only species, Chalestra podaresalis, is found in South Africa. Both the genus and species were first described by Francis Walker in 1859.[1][2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Chalestra podaresalis Walker, 1859". Afromoths. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Chalestra". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
- ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Chalestra Walker, 1859". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved May 30, 2020.