''Paradirphia'' 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 in the family

Saturniidae Saturniidae, commonly known as saturniids, is a family of Lepidoptera with an estimated 2,300 described species. The family contains some of the largest species of moths in the world. Notable members include the emperor moths, royal moths, and gi ...

first described by

Charles Duncan Michener Charles Duncan Michener (September 22, 1918 – November 1, 2015) was an American entomologist born in Pasadena, California. He was a leading expert on bees, his ''magnum opus'' being ''The Bees of the World'' published in 2000. __TOC__ Biograph ...

in 1949.

Species

The genus includes the following species: *'' Paradirphia andicola'' Lemaire, 2002 *'' Paradirphia andrei'' Brechlin & Meister, 2010 *'' Paradirphia anikae'' Brechlin & Meister, 2010 *'' Paradirphia antonia'' (Dognin, 1911) *'' Paradirphia boudinoti'' Lemaire & Wolfe, 1990 *'' Paradirphia citrina'' (Druce, 1886) *'' Paradirphia coprea'' (Draudt, 1930) *'' Paradirphia estivalisae'' Guerrero & Passola, 2003 *'' Paradirphia frankae'' Brechlin & Meister, 2010 *'' Paradirphia fumosa'' (R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874) *'' Paradirphia gabrielae'' Brechlin & Meister, 2010 *'' Paradirphia geneforti'' (Bouvier, 1923) *'' Paradirphia hectori'' Brechlin & Meister, 2010 *'' Paradirphia herediana'' Brechlin & Meister, 2010 *'' Paradirphia hoegei'' (Druce, 1886) *'' Paradirphia ibarai'' Balcazar, 1999 *'' Paradirphia lasiocampina'' (R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874) *'' Paradirphia leoni'' Brechlin & Meister, 2010 *'' Paradirphia lieseorum'' Brechlin & Meister, 2010 *'' Paradirphia manes'' (Druce, 1897) *'' Paradirphia oblita'' (Lemaire, 1976) *'' Paradirphia pararudloffi'' Brechlin & Meister, 2010 *'' Paradirphia peggyae'' Brechlin & Meister, 2010 *'' Paradirphia rectilineata'' Wolfe, 1994 *'' Paradirphia rudloffi'' Brechlin & Meister, 2008 *'' Paradirphia semirosea'' (Walker, 1855) *'' Paradirphia talamancaia'' Brechlin & Meister, 2010 *'' Paradirphia torva'' (Weymer, 1907) *'' Paradirphia valverdei'' Lemaire & Wolfe, 1990 *'' Paradirphia winifredae'' Lemaire & Wolfe, 1990

References

Hemileucinae Bombycoidea genera Taxa named by Charles Duncan Michener {{Saturniidae-stub