Parelliptis librata

Parelliptis librata is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1910. It is found on Java in Indonesia.[1]

Parelliptis librata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lecithoceridae
Genus:
Parelliptis
Species:
P. librata
Binomial name
Parelliptis librata
Meyrick, 1910

The wingspan is about 24 mm. The forewings are whitish ochreous, suffusedly and irregularly irrorated (sprinkled) with fuscous. The discal stigmata are round and black and there is an undefined streak of dark fuscous irroration running from the second discal stigma to the apex. The hindwings are whitish fuscous, rather darker towards the apex.[2]

References
  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (December 8, 2013). "Parelliptis librata Meyrick, 1910". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  2. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1910: 445.


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