Paracolax tristalis, the clay fan-foot, is a litter moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1794. It is found in the Palearctic realm.
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Paracolax |
Species: | P. tristalis
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Binomial name | |
Paracolax tristalis (Fabricius, 1794)
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The wingspan is 28–35 mm. The moth flies from June to August depending on the location.
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The larvae feed on various shrubs and deciduous trees.
External links
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- Kimber, Ian. "72.051 BF2494 Clay Fan-foot Paracolax tristalis (Fabricius, 1794)". UKMoths. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- "Paracolax tristalis (Fabricius, 1794)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- "Paracolax tristalis (Fabricius, 1794)". Lepidoptera of Belgium. Archived 12 May 2017.
- "08839 Paracolax tristalis (Fabricius, 1794) - Trübgelbe Spannereule". Lepiforum e.V. Retrieved 28 January 2020. (in German)
- "Gele snuituil Paracolax tristalis". De Vlinderstichting. Retrieved 28 January 2020. (in Dutch)
- "Subfamily: Herminiinae (5G 9S)". British Lepidoptera. Retrieved 28 January 2020.