Paracataclysta aurantialis Swinhoe
- Family: Crambidae
- Subfamily: Acentropinae
- Genus: Paracataclysta
- Distribution: India (Assam), Thailand, W. Malaysia, China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan).
- Habitat: Hill & lower montane streams.
- Wing Length: 6.5-8.5mm
Taxonomy
The holotype of Parthenodes aurantialis Swinhoe, 1895: 304 is from Assam. comb. n. to Paracymoriza Yoshiyasu (1987).
Description
There are several Paracymoriza spp. with similar wing patterning but this is one of the brightest coloured of all Paracymoriza spp. with bright fulvous orange wings with extensive white and dark brown markings. The Head, thorax abdomen are orange with white banding. Illustrated in Chen et al. (2007). They illustrate the habitus, the male and female genitalia and also also provide a key to the Chinese species of Paracymoriza, figs 1, 2, 11 & 23. It is similar to P. concava Chen et al., 2007. T.L. China, Guangxi, Longsheng and Paracymoriza argenteolineata Spiedel 2003 T.L. Philippines, Mindanao, Mt. Agtuugenon.
Life History
Aquatic, in streams
References
- Yoshiyasu, Y., (1987) The Nymphulinae (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) from Thailand, with descriptions of a new genus and six new species. In Kuroko, H. & Moriuti, S. (eds.) Microlepidoptera of Thailand 1: 133-184. - Speidel, W. (2003) New species of aquatic moths from the Philippines (Lepidoptera, Crambidae). Insecta Koreana, 20 (1): 7-49.
- Chen, F., Song, S. & Wu, C. (2007) A review of the genus Paracymoriza Warren in China (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Acentropinae) Aquatic Insects, International Journal of Freshwater Entomology, 29 (4): 263-283.
- Swinhoe, C. (1895b) XX New Species of Indian Epiplemidae, Geometridae, Thyrididae and Pyralidae. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist., Ser. 6, 16 (43) 293-304.