Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Xyloryctidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Paralecta | |
Paralecta antistola is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1930. It is found in Malaysia.
The wingspan is about 28 mm for males and 30 mm for females. The forewings of the males are dark fuscous, darkest in the cell. The dorsal area is light fuscous from the base almost to the tornus. The hindwings are dark fuscous. Females have ochreous-whitish forewings, sprinkled light brownish posteriorly and on the dorsal area, except near the base. There is a suffused dark fuscous lunulate spot on the end of the cell. The hindwings are pale grey, somewhat darker dorsally.
The larvae feed on Eugenia caryophyllata. They bore the stem of their host plant.
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