Paracataclysta

Paracataclysta is a monotypic moth genus in the family Crambidae described by Yutaka Yoshiyasu in 1983. Its single species, Paracataclysta fuscalis, was described by George Hampson in 1893. It is found in South-east Asia (including Sri Lanka and Borneo), northern Australia and Africa.

Paracataclysta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Paracataclysta Yoshiyasu, 1983[1]
Species:	P. fuscalis
Binomial name
Paracataclysta fuscalis (Hampson, 1893)
Synonyms
Cataclysta fuscalis Hampson, 1893 Catoclysta fuscalis Cataclysta nyctopis Meyrick, 1894

The wingspan is 10–14 mm.^[2]

Former species

• Paracataclysta dualalis (Gaede, 1916)