Paracataclysta fuscalis Hampson, [1993]; PED 3
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Taxonomy
The female holotype of Catoclysta [sic] fuscalis Hampson, 1893: 178 pl. 174, fig. 13; from Ceylon [Sri Lanka] (Kelaney Valley) is in the NHM.
Syn. Cataclysta nyctopis Meyrick, 1894a: 475, TL SE Borneo, is in the NHM. Comb. n. to Paracataclysta (Yoshiyasu 1983).
It is the TS of Paracataclysta (Yoshiyasu, 1983) That genus was differentiated from the related genera Elophila and Cataclysta by having the FW vein R3 completely fused with R4 and with Sc+ R1 completely fused with Rs in the HW. Like some Elophila the proboscis is shorter. (Yoshiasu, 1987). As it is a monospecific genus its differentiation could be seen as uneccessary splitting. -
Description
Wing length: 6.5mm. Rather rare. Hampsons (1896: 197) description in the moths of British India would fit a typical Nymphicula with five eyespots on the HW termen.
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Distribution & Habitat
Africa (W), Sri Lanka, India, Bhutan, Thailand, Vietnam, W. Malaysia, Sarawak, Kalimantan Selatan, Indonesia (Sumatra), Australia (Q). No habitat info.
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Life History & Pest Status
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Similar spp.
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Unrelated Look-alikes
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References
Hampson, G. F. (1893) The Macrolepidoptera Heterocera of Ceylon. Ill. typ. spec. Lepid. Heteroc. coll. B.M., 9. v + 182 pp., pl. 157-176. Taylor & Francis, London.
Hampson, G.F. (1896) Moths, Vol. IV, In Blandford, W.T. (ed.), The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma, W.T., Taylor and Francis, London: xxiii + 594pp.
Yoshiyasu, Y. (1983) A study of Thailand Nymphulinae (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). (1) Description of Paracataclysta n. gen., Akitu N. Ser., 50: 1-6 -
Genitalia
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DNA Barcode
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3D Imaging
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Spare
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KEY TO TABS
(1) Taxonomy, (2) Description, (3) Distribution & Habitat, (4) Life History & Pest Status, (5) Similar spp., (6) Unrelated Look-alikes, (7) References, (8) Genitalia, (9) DNA Barcode, (10) 3D Imaging, (11) Spare