Parachrostia kishidai
| Parachrostia kishidai | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Micronoctuidae |
| Genus: | Parachrostia |
| Species: | P. kishidai |
| Binomial name | |
| Parachrostia kishidai Fibiger, 2008 | |
Parachrostia kishidai is a moth of the Micronoctuidae family. It is known from Amami Ōshima.
Adults have been found in August and October, but probably occur in several generations.
The wingspan is 11-12.5 mm. The forewing is relatively broad, with a bright, ovoid, yellow reniform stigma. The crosslines are all present, black and wawed. The terminal line is marked by tight black interveinal spots. The hindwing is grey, with an indistinct discal spot. The underside of the forewing is brownish and without a pattern. The underside of the hindwing is brownish, with a discal spot.
References
- Fibiger, M. 2008: Revision of the Micronoctuidae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea). Part 2, Taxonomy of the Belluliinae, Magninae and Parachrostiinae. Zootaxa, 1867: 1-136. Abstract & excerpt
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