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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.

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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