Paramsacta

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Paramsacta
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Subtribe: Spilosomina
Genus: Paramsacta
Hulstaert, 1923
Type species
Paramsacta pura
Hulstaert, 1923

Paramsacta is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. It includes two species:

Probably, some species of Aloa sensu lato also belong to this genus.

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