Paracolax tristalis
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The Clay Fan-foot is a moth
of the family Noctuoidea
. It is found in the Palearctic ecozone.
The wingspan
is 28–35 mm. The moth flies from June to August depending on the location.
The larvae feed on various shrubs and deciduous trees.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the family Noctuoidea
Noctuoidea
Noctuoidea is the superfamily of noctuid or "owlet" moths, and has the largest number of species described for any Lepidopteran superfamily. Its classification has not yet reached a satisfactory or stable state. The most recent classifications include only four families in the superfamily;...
. It is found in the Palearctic ecozone.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 28–35 mm. The moth flies from June to August depending on the location.
The larvae feed on various shrubs and deciduous trees.