Parachrostia kishidai is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Michael Fibiger in 2008. It is known from Amami Ōshima, an island southwest of Japan.
| Parachrostia kishidai | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Parachrostia |
| Species: | P. kishidai
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| Binomial name | |
| Parachrostia kishidai Fibiger, 2008
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Adults have been found in August and October, but probably occur in several generations.
The wingspan is 11-12.5 mm.
References
edit- Fibiger, Michael (2008). "Revision of the Micronoctuidae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea). Part 2, Taxonomy of the Belluliinae, Magninae and Parachrostiinae" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1867: 1–136.