Parachrostia owadai

Parachrostia owadai
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Parachrostia
Species:	P. owadai
Binomial name
	Parachrostia owadai; (Sugi, 1982)
Synonyms
	Mimachrostia owadai Sugi, 1982;

Parachrostia owadai is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Shigero Sugi in 1982. It is known from Okinawa, Tokunoshima and Iheyajima, islands southwest of Japan.

Adults have been found in May, September, October, and November, but probably occur in numerous generations.

The wingspan is 11–13 mm. The forewing is relatively narrow, with a bright, ovoid, yellow reniform stigma. The crosslines are all present, black and waved. The terminal line is marked by tight black interveinal spots. The hindwing is grey, with an indistinct discal spot. The underside of the forewing is brownish grey, without a pattern. The underside of the hindwing is light grey, with a discal spot.

References

Fibiger, Michael (2008). "Revision of the Micronoctuidae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea). Part 2, Taxonomy of the Belluliinae, Magninae and Parachrostiinae" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1867: 1–136.

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