''Parastenolechia suriensis'' is a

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of the family

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. It is found in southern and central

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. The

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is 13–16 mm. The forewings are creamy white, densely irrorated with fuscous scales throughout and with dark brown trapezoidal patches overlaid with raised scales, as well as four to five small blackish patches beyond the last trapezoidal patch on the costa and a large blackish discal spot. The hindwings are grey.

Etymology

The species name is derived from ''suri'', the type localion.Zootaxa 1338
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References

Moths described in 2006 Parastenolechia {{Litini-stub