Paranagia

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Paranagia
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Paranagia
Hampson, 1926
Species:
P. rufostrigata
Binomial name
Paranagia rufostrigata
Synonyms
  • Catephia rufostrigataBethune-Baker, 1906
  • Catephia alboplagiataBethune-Baker, 1906
  • Catephia glabriparsProut, 1924
  • Catephia mediogriseataBethune-Baker, 1906
  • Paranagia alboplagiata
  • Paranagia glabripars
  • Paranagia mediogriseata

Paranagia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae erected by George Hampson in 1926. Its only species, Paranagia rufostrigata, was first described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1906. [1] [2] It is found on New Guinea and on the southern Maluku Islands, Sulawesi and Borneo. The habitat consists of forests and areas with secondary vegetation.

Adults have a very variable forewing pattern. The hindwings are white with a broad black border. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Paranagia rufostrigata (Bethune-Baker 1906)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
  2. ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Paranagia". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved November 25, 2019.
  3. ↑ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Paranagia rufostrigata Bethune-Baker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved March 9, 2019.


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