Parasa Prasina
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''Parasa'' 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
Limacodidae The Limacodidae or Eucleidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Zygaenoidea or the Cossoidea;Scoble, M.J. (1992). ''The Lepidoptera: Form, Function and Diversity.'' Oxford University Press. the placement is in dispute. They are often ca ...
. It was described 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 1860.


Description

Palpi projecting beyond frontal tuft. Forewings are rounded at apex. Veins 7, 8, and 9 stalked. Veinlet in cell forked or the lower discocellular absent. The fork of the veinlet replacing it. Hindwing with veins 6 and 7 on a short stalk or from cell. Hind tibia with a terminal pair of spurs.


Species

*''albipuncta'' species group **'' Parasa albipuncta'' Hampson, 1893 **''
Parasa hampsoni ''Parasa hampsoni'' is a moth of the family Limacodidae first described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1894. It is found in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங் ...
'' Dyar, 1894 **'' Parasa zhudiana'' (Cai, 1983) *''argentifascia'' species group **'' Parasa argentifascia'' (R.Q. Cai, 1983) **'' Parasa eupuncta'' (R.Q. Cai, 1983) **'' Parasa liangdiana'' (R.Q. Cai, 1983) **'' Parasa mutifascia'' (R.Q. Cai, 1983) **'' Parasa parapuncta'' (R.Q. Cai, 1983) *''argentilinea'' species group **'' Parasa argentilinea'' Hampson, 1893 *''bicolor'' species group **'' Parasa albida'' Candèze, 1927 **'' Parasa argyroneura'' Hering, 1931 **'' Parasa bicolor'' (Walker, 1855) **'' Parasa feina'' (Cai, 1983) **''
Parasa flavabdomena ''Parasa'' is a genus of moths of the family Limacodidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1860. Description Palpi projecting beyond frontal tuft. Forewings are rounded at apex. Veins 7, 8, and 9 stalked. Veinlet in cell forked or the lower ...
'' (Cai, 1983) **'' Parasa foliola'' Solovyev & Witt, 2009 **'' Parasa hainana'' (Cai, 1983) **'' Parasa jade'' Solovyev & Witt, 2009 **''
Parasa jiana ''Parasa'' is a genus of moths of the family Limacodidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1860. Description Palpi projecting beyond frontal tuft. Forewings are rounded at apex. Veins 7, 8, and 9 stalked. Veinlet in cell forked or the lower ...
'' (Cai, 1983) **''
Parasa mina ''Parasa'' is a genus of moths of the family Limacodidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1860. Description Palpi projecting beyond frontal tuft. Forewings are rounded at apex. Veins 7, 8, and 9 stalked. Veinlet in cell forked or the lower ...
'' (R.Q. Cai, 1983) **''
Parasa pseudobicolor ''Parasa'' is a genus of moths of the family Limacodidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1860. Description Palpi projecting beyond frontal tuft. Forewings are rounded at apex. Veins 7, 8, and 9 stalked. Veinlet in cell forked or the lower ...
'' Holloway, 1990 **''
Parasa umbra ''Parasa'' is a genus of moths of the family Limacodidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1860. Description Palpi projecting beyond frontal tuft. Forewings are rounded at apex. Veins 7, 8, and 9 stalked. Veinlet in cell forked or the lower ...
'' Solovyev & Witt, 2009 **''
Parasa virescens ''Parasa'' is a genus of moths of the family Limacodidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1860. Description Palpi projecting beyond frontal tuft. Forewings are rounded at apex. Veins 7, 8, and 9 stalked. Veinlet in cell forked or the lower ...
'' (Matsumura, 1911) **''
Parasa yana ''Parasa'' is a genus of moths of the family Limacodidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1860. Description Palpi projecting beyond frontal tuft. Forewings are rounded at apex. Veins 7, 8, and 9 stalked. Veinlet in cell forked or the lower ...
'' (Cai, 1983) *''bimaculata'' species group **''
Parasa anchutka ''Parasa'' is a genus of moths of the family Limacodidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1860. Description Palpi projecting beyond frontal tuft. Forewings are rounded at apex. Veins 7, 8, and 9 stalked. Veinlet in cell forked or the lower ...
'' Solovyev, 2011 **''
Parasa balitkae ''Parasa'' is a genus of moths of the family Limacodidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1860. Description Palpi projecting beyond frontal tuft. Forewings are rounded at apex. Veins 7, 8, and 9 stalked. Veinlet in cell forked or the lower ...
'' Holloway, 1987 **''
Parasa bimaculata ''Parasa'' is a genus of moths of the family Limacodidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1860. Description Palpi projecting beyond frontal tuft. Forewings are rounded at apex. Veins 7, 8, and 9 stalked. Veinlet in cell forked or the lower ...
'' (Snellen, 1897) **''
Parasa brillians ''Parasa'' is a genus of moths of the family Limacodidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1860. Description Palpi projecting beyond frontal tuft. Forewings are rounded at apex. Veins 7, 8, and 9 stalked. Veinlet in cell forked or the lower ...
'' Holloway, 1987 **'' Parasa chlorostigma'' (Snellen, 1879) **'' Parasa fidea'' Solovyev, 2011 **'' Parasa semperi'' Holloway, 1987 *''consocia'' species group **'' Parasa consocia'' Walker, 1865 **'' Parasa humeralis'' Walker, 1862 **'' Parasa lorquini'' (Reakirt, 1864) **'' Parasa neopastoralis'' Rose, 2004 **''
Parasa pastoralis ''Parasa'' is a genus of moths of the family Limacodidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1860. Description Palpi projecting beyond frontal tuft. Forewings are rounded at apex. Veins 7, 8, and 9 stalked. Veinlet in cell forked or the lower ...
'' Butler, 1885 **'' Parasa stekolnikovi'' Solovyev & Witt, 2009 **'' Parasa zulona'' Reakirt, 1864 *''darma'' species group **''
Parasa darma ''Parasa darma'' is a moth of the family Limacodidae. It is found in Burma, Sundaland, Palawan and Taiwan. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, ...
'' Moore, 1859 **'' Parasa darmoides'' Holloway, 1982 *''herbifera'' species group **''
Parasa bana ''Parasa'' is a genus of moths of the family Limacodidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1860. Description Palpi projecting beyond frontal tuft. Forewings are rounded at apex. Veins 7, 8, and 9 stalked. Veinlet in cell forked or the lower ...
'' (Cai, 1983) **'' Parasa barbatanellus'' Holloway, 1990 **'' Parasa canangae'' Hering, 1931 **'' Parasa canangoides'' Holloway, 1986 **'' Parasa herbifera'' (Walker, 1855) **'' Parasa melli'' Hering, 1931 **'' Parasa mustacha'' Holloway, 1990 *''jina'' species group **''
Parasa atera ''Parasa'' is a genus of moths of the family Limacodidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1860. Description Palpi projecting beyond frontal tuft. Forewings are rounded at apex. Veins 7, 8, and 9 stalked. Veinlet in cell forked or the lower ...
'' Solovyev & Witt, 2009 **'' Parasa jina'' (R.Q. Cai, 1983) *''lepida'' species group **'' Parasa actiacus'' Solovyev, 2011 **'' Parasa corbetti'' Holloway, 1987 **'' Parasa emeralda'' Solovyev & Witt, 2009 **'' Parasa himalepida'' Holloway, 1987 **'' Parasa julikatis'' Solovyev & Witt, 2009 **'' Parasa lepida'' (Cramer, 1779) **'' Parasa media'' (Walker, 1855) **'' Parasa philepida'' Holloway, 1987 **'' Parasa shirakii'' Kawada, 1930 **'' Parasa sundalepida'' Holloway, 1986 *''ostia'' species group **'' Parasa altilis'' Solovyev & Witt, 2009 **'' Parasa ostia'' Swinhoe, 1902 **'' Parasa prasina'' Alphéraky, 1895 **'' Parasa shaanxiensis'' (Cai, 1983) **'' Parasa vadimi'' Solovyev & Witt, 2009 *''repanda'' species group **'' Parasa campagnei'' de Joannis, 1928 **'' Parasa repanda'' (Walker, 1855) **'' Parasa pseudorepanda'' Hering, 1933 *''undulata'' species group **''
Parasa minwangi ''Parasa minwangi'' is a moth of the family Limacodidae. It is found in the Nanling Mountains of southern China (Henan, Guangxi, Anhui, Hubei, Sichuan, Yunnan, Shaanxi and Gansu). The habitat consists of mid-elevation mountain areas (altitudes ra ...
'' Wu & Chang, 2013 **'' Parasa viridiflamma'' Wu & Chang, 2013 **'' Parasa martini'' Solovyev, 2011 **''
Parasa pygmy ''Parasa pygmy'' is a moth of the family Limacodidae. It is found in Taiwan, inhabiting mountains, at altitudes ranging from 2,000 to 3,000 meters. The wingspan is 24–25 mm. The forewing ground colour is chestnut with a large median gr ...
'' Solovyev, 2011 **'' Parasa undulata'' (R.Q. Cai, 1983) *''xueshana'' species group **'' Parasa badia'' Solovyev & Witt, 2009 **'' Parasa dilucida'' Solovyev & Witt, 2009 **'' Parasa xueshana'' (R.Q. Cai, 1983) *unknown species group **'' Parasa campylostagma'' Dognin, 1914 **'' Parasa chloris'' (Herrich-Schäffer,
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**'' Parasa dusii'' Solovyev & Saldaitis, 2010 **'' Parasa euchlora'' Karsch, 1896 **'' Parasa figueresi'' Corrales & Epstein, 2004 **'' Parasa hilarula'' (Staudinger, 1887) **''
Parasa imitata ''Parasa'' is a genus of moths of the family Limacodidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1860. Description Palpi projecting beyond frontal tuft. Forewings are rounded at apex. Veins 7, 8, and 9 stalked. Veinlet in cell forked or the lower ...
'' Druce, 1887 **'' Parasa indetermina'' (Boisduval, 1832) **'' Parasa joanae'' Epstein, 2004 **''
Parasa laonome ''Parasa'' is a genus of moths of the family Limacodidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1860. Description Palpi projecting beyond frontal tuft. Forewings are rounded at apex. Veins 7, 8, and 9 stalked. Veinlet in cell forked or the lower ...
'' Druce, 1887 **'' Parasa laranda'' Druce, 1887 **'' Parasa prussi'' Karsch, 1896 **'' Parasa sandrae'' Corrales & Epstein, 2004 **'' Parasa shirleyae'' Corrales & Epstein, 2004 **'' Parasa sinica'' Moore, 1877 **'' Parasa solovyevi'' C.S. Wu, 2011


References

* , 1983. A study on the Chinese ''Latoia'' Guérin-Meneville with description of new species (Lepidoptera: Limacodidae). ''Acta Entomologica Sinica'' 26 (4): 438–451. * ; 2004: Twenty-five new species of Costa Rican Limacodidae (Lepidoptera: Zygaenoidea)
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* , 2010: ''Parasa haxairei'' n. sp. (Lepidoptera, Limacodidae). ''Bulletin de la Société entomologique de Mulhouse'' 66 (4): 67-69. * , 2008: The limacodid moths (Lepidoptera: Limacodidae) of Russia. ''Eversmannia'' 15/16: 17-43. * , 2011: New species of the genus ''Parasa'' (Lepidoptera, Limacodidae) from Southeastern Asia. ''Entomological Review'' 91 (1): 96-102. * ; 2010
A new species of the genus ''Parasa'' Moore (Lepidoptera: Limacodidae) from Yemen.
''Journal of insect science'', 10(190) alidly published?* , 2009: The Limacodidae of Vietnam. ''Entomofauna'' Supplement 16: 33-229. * , 2011: Six new species and twelve newly recorded species of Limacodidae from China (Lepidoptera: Zygaenoidea). ''Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica'' 36 (2): 249-256. Limacodidae genera Limacodidae Taxa named by Frederic Moore {{Limacodidae-stub