Paragalasa
| Paragalasa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Paragalasa Cashatt in Solis, Cashatt & Scholtens, 2012[1] |
| Species: | P. exospinalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Paragalasa exospinalis Cashatt in Solis, Cashatt & Scholtens, 2012 | |
Paragalasa is a genus of moths of the Pyralidae family. It contains only one species, Paragalasa exospinalis, which is found in Arizona.
The wingspan is 19-22 mm. The forewings are pale reddish-ochreous, the costa irrorated with fuscous, especially at the base and at the origin of the antemedial and postmedial lines. The hindwings are light pinkish to brownish-white with a darker terminal line.[2]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2013.
- ↑ New North American Chrysauginae (Pyralidae) described by E.D. Cashatt
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