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Parachrostia sugii

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Parachrostia sugii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Parachrostia
Species:
P. sugii
Binomial name
Parachrostia sugii
Fibiger, 2008

Parachrostia sugii is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Michael Fibiger in 2008. It is known from Japan's Ryukyu Islands, Iriomote and Ishigaki.

Adults have been found in August, but probably occur in several generations.

The wingspan is 9.5–11 mm.

References

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  • Fibiger, Michael (2008). "Revision of the Micronoctuidae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea). Part 2, Taxonomy of the Belluliinae, Magninae and Parachrostiinae" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1867: 1–136.