''Paracolax'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...

litter moth The Herminiinae are a subfamily of moths in the family Erebidae. The members of the subfamily are called litter moths because the caterpillars of most members feed on dead leaves of plants, though others feed on living leaves, and/or the mushroom ...

s of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1825.

Species

*'' Paracolax albinotata'' (Butler, 1879) Japan *'' Paracolax albopunctata'' Rothschild, 1915 New Guinea *'' Paracolax angulata'' (Wileman, 1915) Japan, Taiwan *'' Paracolax bipuncta'' Owada, 1982 Japan *'' Paracolax brunnescens'' Rothschild, 1920 Sumatra *'' Paracolax castanea'' Rothschild, 1920 Sumatra *'' Paracolax contigua'' (Leech, 1900) Japan, Taiwan, China *'' Paracolax fascialis'' (Leech, 1889) Japan, Korea, Amur, Ussuri *'' Paracolax fentoni'' (Butler, 1879) Japan, Taiwan, Korea, China, Ussuri *'' Paracolax griseata'' Rothschild, 1915 New Guinea *'' Paracolax grisescens'' Holloway, 2008 Borneo *'' Paracolax japonica'' Owada, 1987 Japan (Honshu) *'' Paracolax montanus'' Holloway, 2008 Borneo *'' Paracolax ocellatus'' Holloway, 2008 Borneo *'' Paracolax ochrescens'' Holloway, 2008 Borneo *'' Paracolax pacifica'' Inoue, Sugi, Kuroko, Moriuti & Kawabe, 1982 Japan *'' Paracolax pectinatus'' Holloway, 2008 Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia *'' Paracolax pryeri'' (Butler, 1879) Japan, Taiwan *'' Paracolax tokui'' Inoue, Sugi, Kuroko, Moriuti & Kawabe, 1982 Japan *'' Paracolax trilinealis'' (Bremer, 1864) Japan, Sakhalin, Korea, southeastern Siberia, China *'' Paracolax tristalis'' (Fabricius, 1794) southern and central Europe, Japan, Sakhalin, China, Amur, Ussuri, Siberia - clay fan-foot

References

Herminiinae Heteroneura genera {{Herminiinae-stub