Paraphyllalia

Paraphyllalia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Eupterotidae
Subfamily:	Eupterotinae
Genus:	Paraphyllalia ; Gaede, 1927
Species:	P. degenera
Binomial name
	Paraphyllalia degenera; (Walker, 1855)
Synonyms
	Dreata degeneraWalker, 1855;

Last updated August 11, 2025

Paraphyllalia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Eupterotidae described by Max Gaede in 1927. Its single species, Paraphyllalia degenera, was described Its Francis Walker in 1855^[1] and is found in South Africa.^[2]

References

↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Paraphyllalia". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved August 4, 2019.
↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Paraphyllalia degenera (Walker, 1855)". Afromoths. Retrieved February 7, 2018.

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Paraphyllalia". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved August 4, 2019.

[2] De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Paraphyllalia degenera (Walker, 1855)". Afromoths. Retrieved February 7, 2018.

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