Parelictis saleuta Meyrick, 1886
LITHOSIINAE ,   ARCTIIDAE ,   NOCTUOIDEA

Don Herbison-Evans ( donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley

Parelictis saleuta
male
(Photo: courtesy of Peter Marriott, Victoria)

The adult male and female moths of this species are similar, and have grey forewings with slight patterning. The hindwings are pale yellow, with the females having dark hindwing apices. The moths have a wingspan of about 3.5 cms.

Parelictis saleuta
female
(Photo: courtesy of Peter Marriott, Victoria)

The species occurs in

  • New South Wales, and
  • Victoria.


    Further reading:

    Peter Marriott,
    Moths of Victoria: Vol 2: ARCTIIDAE AND ITS ALLIES,
    Entomological Society of Victoria, 2009, pp. 22-23.


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    (updated 23 November 2009)