Paralecta tinctoria

Description

Paralecta tinctoria is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family. It was described by Lucas in 1894. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland. The wingspan is 24–26 mm. The forewings are creamy-white, the costa light, with a patch near the base reddish-grey, a patch on the inner margin in the second and third fourth ferruginous-red, more or less suffused or tinted into groundcolour toward the costa at the apex. There is a fine inconspicuous line at three-fourths. The hindwings are creamy-white.