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Paracataclysta fuscalis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Crambidae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Paracataclysta

Paracataclysta fuscalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by 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. The forewings of the males are whitish, with a fuscous base in the costal half. The hindwings are whitish with scattered fuscous scales in the postmedian area. Females have dark fuscous forewings, irrorated with whitish and with an orange-brown antemedian fascia and an orange-brown discal spot. The hindwings are whitish with a dark fuscous antemedian fascia.

References

Paracataclysta fuscalis Wikipedia