Chalestra

Chalestra is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae. Its only species, Chalestra podaresalis, is found in South Africa. Both the genus and species were first described by Francis Walker in 1859.[1][2][3]

Chalestra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Subfamily:
Calpinae
Genus:
Chalestra

Walker, 1859
Species:
C. podaresalis
Binomial name
Chalestra podaresalis
Walker, 1859

References
  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Chalestra podaresalis Walker, 1859". Afromoths. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Chalestra". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Chalestra Walker, 1859". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved May 30, 2020.


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