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Paralecta tinctoria

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Paralecta tinctoria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Xyloryctidae
Genus: Paralecta
Species:
P. tinctoria
Binomial name
Paralecta tinctoria
(T. P. Lucas, 1894)
Synonyms
  • Xylorycta tinctoria T. P. Lucas, 1894

Paralecta tinctoria is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Thomas Pennington Lucas in 1894. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from Queensland.

The wingspan is 24–26 mm. The forewings are creamy white, the costa light, with a patch near the base reddish grey, a patch on the inner margin in the second and third fourth ferruginous red, more or less suffused or tinted into ground colour toward the costa at the apex. There is a fine inconspicuous line at three-fourths. The hindwings are creamy white.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku (11 December 2013). "Paralecta tinctoria (Lucas, 1894)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  2. ^ Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. (2) 8 (2): 163. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.