Parapirga

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Parapirga
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Tribe: Lymantriini
Genus: Parapirga
Bethune-Baker, 1911
Species:
P. neurabrunnea
Binomial name
Parapirga neurabrunnea
Bethune-Baker, 1911

Parapirga is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Lymantriinae. Its only species, Parapirga neurabrunnea, is found in Angola. Both the genus and the species were first described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1911. [1] [2] [3]

References

  1. Savela, Markku (May 22, 2011). "Parapirga Bethune-Baker, 1911". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Parapirga". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Parapirga Bethune-Baker, 1911". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London . Retrieved April 5, 2020.