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''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 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'' 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'' (Cai, 1983)
**'' Parasa foliola'' Solovyev & Witt, 2009
**'' Parasa hainana'' (Cai, 1983)
**'' Parasa jade'' Solovyev & Witt, 2009
**''Parasa jiana'' (Cai, 1983)
**''Parasa mina'' (R.Q. Cai, 1983)
**''Parasa pseudobicolor'' Holloway, 1990
**''Parasa umbra'' Solovyev & Witt, 2009
**''Parasa virescens'' (Matsumura, 1911)
**''Parasa yana'' (Cai, 1983)
*''bimaculata'' species group
**''Parasa anchutka'' Solovyev, 2011
**''Parasa balitkae'' Holloway, 1987
**''Parasa bimaculata'' (Snellen, 1897)
**''Parasa brillians'' 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'' Butler, 1885
**'' Parasa stekolnikovi'' Solovyev & Witt, 2009
**'' Parasa zulona'' Reakirt, 1864
*''darma'' species group
**''Parasa darma'' Moore, 1859
**'' Parasa darmoides'' Holloway, 1982
*''herbifera'' species group
**'' Parasa bana'' (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'' 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'' Wu & Chang, 2013
**''Parasa viridiflamma'' Wu & Chang, 2013
**''Parasa martini'' Solovyev, 2011
**''Parasa pygmy'' 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, 854
**''Parasa dusii'' Solovyev & Saldaitis, 2010
**''Parasa euchlora'' Karsch, 1896
**''Parasa figueresi'' Corrales & Epstein, 2004
**'' Parasa hilarula'' (Staudinger, 1887)
**''Parasa imitata'' Druce, 1887
**''Parasa indetermina'' (Boisduval, 1832)
**''Parasa joanae'' Epstein, 2004
**''Parasa laonome'' 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

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