''Paracolax'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
litter moths of the family
Erebidae
The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwings ('' Catocala'') ...
. The genus was erected by
Jacob Hübner
Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology.
Scientific career
Hübner was the author of '' ...
in 1825.
Species
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Paracolax albinotata''
(Butler, 1879) Japan
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Paracolax albopunctata''
Rothschild, 1915 New Guinea
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Paracolax angulata''
(Wileman, 1915) Japan, Taiwan
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Paracolax bipuncta''
Owada, 1982 Japan
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Paracolax brunnescens
''Paracolax'' is a genus of litter moths 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 angul ...
''
Rothschild, 1920 Sumatra
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Paracolax castanea''
Rothschild, 1920 Sumatra
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Paracolax contigua''
(Leech, 1900) Japan, Taiwan, China
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Paracolax fascialis
''Paracolax'' is a genus of litter moths 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 angul ...
''
(Leech, 1889) Japan, Korea, Amur, Ussuri
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Paracolax fentoni''
(Butler, 1879) Japan, Taiwan, Korea, China, Ussuri
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Paracolax griseata''
Rothschild, 1915 New Guinea
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Paracolax grisescens''
Holloway, 2008 Borneo
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Paracolax japonica
''Paracolax'' is a genus of litter moths 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 angul ...
''
Owada, 1987 Japan (Honshu)
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Paracolax montanus''
Holloway, 2008 Borneo
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Paracolax ocellatus''
Holloway, 2008 Borneo
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Paracolax ochrescens''
Holloway, 2008 Borneo
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Paracolax pacifica''
Inoue, Sugi, Kuroko, Moriuti & Kawabe, 1982 Japan
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Paracolax pectinatus''
Holloway, 2008 Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia
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Paracolax pryeri''
(Butler, 1879) Japan, Taiwan
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Paracolax tokui''
Inoue, Sugi, Kuroko, Moriuti & Kawabe, 1982 Japan
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Paracolax trilinealis''
(Bremer, 1864) Japan, Sakhalin, Korea, southeastern Siberia, China
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Paracolax tristalis
''Paracolax tristalis'', the clay fan-foot, is a litter moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1794. It is found in the Palearctic realm.
The ground colour is warm sandy brown and the forewi ...
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(Fabricius, 1794) southern and central Europe, Japan, Sakhalin, China, Amur, Ussuri, Siberia - clay fan-foot
References
Herminiinae
Heteroneura genera
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