Parachrostia yoshimotoi is a moth of the family Erebidaefirst described by Michael Fibiger in 2008. It is known from Taiwan and along the eastern and south-eastern coast of China.
Adults have been found from the beginning of April to the end of September, suggesting several generations per year.
The wingspan is 10.5–12 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 and beige, without a pattern. The underside of the hindwing is brownish and light grey, with a discal spot.
Referencesedit
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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parachrostia, yoshimotoi, moth, family, erebidae, first, described, michael, fibiger, 2008, known, from, taiwan, along, eastern, south, eastern, coast, china, scientific, classificationdomain, eukaryotakingdom, animaliaphylum, arthropodaclass, insectaorder, le. Parachrostia yoshimotoi is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Michael Fibiger in 2008 It is known from Taiwan and along the eastern and south eastern coast of China Parachrostia yoshimotoiScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaClass InsectaOrder LepidopteraSuperfamily NoctuoideaFamily ErebidaeGenus ParachrostiaSpecies P yoshimotoiBinomial nameParachrostia yoshimotoiFibiger 2008Adults have been found from the beginning of April to the end of September suggesting several generations per year The wingspan is 10 5 12 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 and beige without a pattern The underside of the hindwing is brownish and light grey with a discal spot References editFibiger Michael 2008 Revision of the Micronoctuidae Lepidoptera Noctuoidea Part 2 Taxonomy of the Belluliinae Magninae and Parachrostiinae PDF Zootaxa 1867 1 136 This Micronoctuini related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Parachrostia yoshimotoi amp oldid 1179183792, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
