Chalestra
| Chalestra | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Calpinae |
| Genus: | Chalestra Walker, 1859 |
| Species: | C. podaresalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Chalestra podaresalis Walker, 1859 | |
Chalestra is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae. Its only species, Chalestra podaresalis, is found in South Africa. Both the genus and species were first described by Francis Walker in 1859.