Paralida balanaspis

Paralida balanaspis is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1930.[1] It is found in Thailand and Vietnam.[2]

Paralida balanaspis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Paralida
Species:
P. balanaspis
Binomial name
Paralida balanaspis
(Meyrick, 1930)
Synonyms
  • Chelaria balanaspis Meyrick, 1930
  • Hypatima balanaspis

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are ochreous-white with a small black mark on the base of the costa and a minute dot in the disc obliquely beyond this. There is also an elongate semi-fusiform black blotch along the costa from one-third to three-fourth, preceded and followed on the costa by very small black marks, near beneath it in the disc beyond the middle a narrow-elongate black spot. From the costal mark beyond this is a pale brownish streak beneath the costa to the apex, with two small black costal spots above this. A small black wedge-shaped spot is found on the termen beneath the apex and there is some slight greyish shading towards the termen. The hindwings are grey, subhyaline towards the base and with the veins suffused darker grey.[3]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Hypatima balanaspis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 27, 2018. Note: This source gives 1929 as the year of description.
  2. Paralida at funet
  3. Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. 99 (Suppl) : 723


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