| Sphaleractis parasticta | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Sphaleractis |
| Species: | S. parasticta |
| Binomial name | |
| Sphaleractis parasticta Meyrick, 1904 | |
Sphaleractis parasticta is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1904. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales and Western Australia.
The wingspan is 9–13 mm (0.35–0.51 in). The forewings are light bronzy fuscous, darker on the costal half and with a broad white costal streak from the base to five-sixths, including a black dot near the apex, the costal edge sometimes fuscous tinged beyond the middle. The plical stigma and a dot towards the tornus are rather large and blackish and there are indications of minute black and white dots on the termen. The hindwings are whitish grey.
References
- Savela, Markku, ed. (28 August 2014). "Sphaleractis parasticta Meyrick, 1904". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- Meyrick, E. (1904). "Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 29 (2 (114)): 328. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.20163 – via Internet Archive.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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