Paragalasa

Paragalasa is a genus of moths of the family Pyralidae. It contains only one species, Paragalasa exospinalis, which is found in Arizona.

Paragalasa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Subfamily: Chrysauginae
Genus: Paragalasa
Cashatt in Solis, Cashatt & Scholtens, 2012[1]
Species:
P. exospinalis
Binomial name
Paragalasa exospinalis
Cashatt in Solis, Cashatt & Scholtens, 2012

The wingspan is 19–22 mm. The forewings are pale reddish-ochreous, the costa irrorated with fuscous, especially at the base and at the origin of the antemedial and postmedial lines. The hindwings are light pinkish to brownish-white with a darker terminal line.[2]

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