Parelliptis sporochlora

Parelliptis sporochlora is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1929. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]

Parelliptis sporochlora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lecithoceridae
Genus:
Parelliptis
Species:
P. sporochlora
Binomial name
Parelliptis sporochlora
(Meyrick, 1929)
Synonyms
  • Lecithocera sporochlora Meyrick, 1929

The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous, with thinly scattered dark fuscous scales and some ochreous-whitish suffusion towards the costa anteriorly, the base of the costal edge is black. The discal stigmata are small and black and there are some slight fuscous irroration (sprinkling) towards the termen. The hindwings are whitish grey.[2]

References
  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (December 8, 2013). "Parelliptis sporochlora (Meyrick, 1929)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  2. Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (17): 523.


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