Parachrostia
Encyclopedia
Parachrostia is a genus
of moth
s of the Micronoctuidae
family.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of moth
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s of the Micronoctuidae
Micronoctuidae
The Micronoctuidae are a family of moths that includes about 400 described species. The family was first described in 2005.Micronoctua karsholti is the smallest of all species in the Noctuoidea superfamily.-Taxonomic History:...
family.
Species
- Parachrostia yoshimotoiParachrostia yoshimotoiParachrostia yoshimotoi is a moth of the Micronoctuidae family. It is known from Taiwan and along the eastern and south-eastern coast of China....
Fibiger, 2008 - Parachrostia sugiiParachrostia sugiiParachrostia sugii is a moth of the Micronoctuidae family. It is known from the Ryukyu Islands, Iriomote and Ishigaki.Adults have been found in August, but probably occur in several generations....
Fibiger, 2008 - Parachrostia kishidaiParachrostia kishidaiParachrostia kishidai is a moth of the Micronoctuidae family. It is known from Amami Ōshima.Adults have been found in August and October, but probably occur in several generations....
Fibiger, 2008 - Parachrostia owadaiParachrostia owadaiParachrostia owadai is a moth of the Micronoctuidae family. It is known from Okinawa, Tokunoshima and Iheyajima.Adults have been found in May, September, October, and November, but probably occur in numerous generations....
(Sugi, 1982) - Parachrostia puraParachrostia puraParachrostia pura is a moth of the Micronoctuidae family. It is known from Guizhou in China.The wingspan is 10–11 mm. The forewings are narrow. The head, thorax and ground colour of the forewings is blackish-grey. All lines are black, rather indistinct and waved and the terminal line is well...
Fibiger, 2011