Paralecta antistola is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae, described by Edward Meyrick in 1930. It is found in Malaysia.[1]
Paralecta antistola | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Xyloryctidae |
Genus: | Paralecta |
Species: | P. antistola
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Binomial name | |
Paralecta antistola Meyrick, 1930
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The larvae of this species feed on Eugenia caryophyllata. They bore into the stem of their host plant.[2]
References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (December 11, 2013). "Paralecta antistola Meyrick, 1930". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ Exotic Microlepidoptera. 4 (1): 11.