Paragalasa is a genus of moths of the family Pyralidae. It contains only one species, Paragalasa exospinalis, which is found in Arizona.
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pyralidae |
Subfamily: | Chrysauginae |
Genus: | Paragalasa Cashatt in Solis, Cashatt & Scholtens, 2012[1] |
Species: | P. exospinalis
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Binomial name | |
Paragalasa exospinalis Cashatt in Solis, Cashatt & Scholtens, 2012
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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
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- ^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
- ^ New North American Chrysauginae (Pyralidae) described by E.D. Cashatt This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.