''Parallelia'' 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
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
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 1818.
Taxonomy
Research by Jeremy Daniel Holloway and Scott E. Miller (2003)
[Holloway, J. D. & Miller, Scott E. (2003)]
"The composition, generic placement and host-plant relationships of the ''joviana''-group in the ''Parallelia'' generic complex"
''Invertebrate Systematics''. 17: 111–128. suggests that this should be a monotypic genus, with ''
Parallelia bistriaris'' as the only species. A number of species have been moved to other genera, but some were retained in ''Parallelia'' until a suitable genus is found.
Species
* ''
Parallelia bistriaris''
Hübner, 1818 – maple looper moth
Temporarily places here
* ''
Parallelia aviceps''
(Warren, 1915)
* ''
Parallelia conspicua''
(Warren, 1915)
* ''
Parallelia cuneilineata''
(Warren, 1915)
* ''
Parallelia curvilimes''
(Warren, 1915)
References
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Poaphilini
Moth genera
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