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Parelliptis sporochlora

Synonyms: Lecithocera sporochlora

Wikipedia Abstract

Parelliptis sporochlora is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1929. It is found in Sri Lanka. The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous, with thinly scattered dark fuscous scales and some ochreous-whitish suffusion towards the costa anteriorly, the base of the costal edge black. The discal stigmata are small and black and there are some slight fuscous irroration towards the termen. The hindwings are whitish-grey.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0