''Palirisa'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
s of the family
Eupterotidae
Eupterotidae is a family of insects in the order Lepidoptera with more than 300 described species.
Diversity
The family consists of four subfamilies and the unplaced ''Ganissa group''. The subfamily Eupterotinae consists of about 11 genera, the ...
erected by
Frederic Moore
Frederic Moore FZS (13 May 1830 – 10 May 1907) was a British entomologist and illustrator. He produced six volumes of ''Lepidoptera Indica'' and a catalogue of the birds in the collection of the East India Company.
It has been said that Mo ...
in 1884.
Species
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Palirisa archivicina''
Bryk, 1944
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Palirisa cervina''
Moore, 1865
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Palirisa lineosa''
(Walker, 1855)
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Palirisa rotundala''
Mell, 1929
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Palirisa salex''
Pugaev & T.T. Du, 2011
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Palirisa sinensis''
Rothschild, 1917
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Palirisa taipeishanis''
Mell, 1937
References
*Pugaev, S. N. & Du, T. T. (2011). "''Palirisa salex'' sp. nov., a new species from Vietnam (Lepidoptera: Eupterotidae)". ''Tinea''. 21 (4): 203–213.
Eupterotinae
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